Re: [Condor-users] Startd and Master returning two different values for the same attribute

[Ian Chesal <ICHESAL@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Figured it out. At some point in time someone ran:

condor_config_val -startd -set "AlteraPreferredGroup1 = sse"

On this machine.

Start rant.

Man, I hate that -set option on that command. It should come with a huge
warning that what you're abot to do is unauditable and barely traceable,
especially when you're bleary eyed and tired, and do you really want to
shoot yourself in the foot by using this feature. :)

Rant over.

This is on 6.8.6. These machines are about to get upgraded to 7.0.x. For
the Condor team: if this isn't already in 7.0.x consider this a feature
request for 7.2: if I ask condor_config_val where a setting came from,
and it's coming from a .<blah> file the logs directory because someone
used that -set option, it'd be nice if it told me that. :)

I sleep now.

- Ian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Chesal
> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 12:05 AM
> To: 'Condor-Users Mail List'
> Subject: Startd and Master returning two different values for
> the same attribute
>
> This is tripping me up. I have condor_master and
> condor_startd telling me they're reading the attribute from
> the same place, but they're returning two different values for it:
>
> -bash-3.00$ /opt/condor/bin/condor_config_val
> AlteraPreferredGroup1 -verbose
> AlteraPreferredGroup1: ace
>   Defined in
> '/tools/abc/condor/configs/machine/condor_config.PG-BS5450i-00
> 6', line 200.
>
> -bash-3.00$ /opt/condor/bin/condor_config_val -startd
> AlteraPreferredGroup1 -verbose
> AlteraPreferredGroup1: sse
>   Defined in
> '/tools/abc/condor/configs/machine/condor_config.PG-BS5450i-00
> 6', line 200.
>
> I've restarted Condor. Rebooted that box. Checked that file.
> The config file, line 200, says:
>
> AlteraPreferredGroup1 = ace
>
> So the master is correct. What is up with that startd? I'm
> stumped (most likely it's the hour...).
>
>
> Warm regards,
> - Ian

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