Re: [Condor-users] Windows manager & Linux execute/submit problem

[Mark Whidby <mark.whidby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kewley, J (John) wrote:
> > If I make the Linux machines talk to a Linux manager there is no
> > problem so I suspect the problem is more with the Windows manager.
> > The Linux machines are running version 6.8.5 of condor but the
> > Windows manager is running 6.6.11 - would upgrading to 6.8.5 help?
>
> Yes, this is an issue I met a few weeks back.
>
> In 6.6.* a fixed port for the Negotiator (9614), by 6.8 (I don't know about
> 6.7) an ephemeral port is used.
>
> Try the following magic incantation in the config file of your central manager:
> # To Ensure that Negotiator uses fixed 9614 port
> NEGOTIATOR_HOST = $(CONDOR_HOST)

Well I don't know about changing the manager config file - I tried it
with no visible effect, but certainly when I changed it in the local
config file on the Linux machine it fixed the problem.
Thanks for this.

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Mark Whidby
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences