Name

       condor_release release - held jobs in the HTCondor queue

Synopsis

       condor_release [-help -version]

       condor_release[-debug]  [-pool  centralmanagerhostname[:portnumber]-name scheddname][-addr
       "<a.b.c.d:port>"] cluster...cluster.process...user...-constraint expression...

       condor_release[-debug] [-pool  centralmanagerhostname[:portnumber]-name  scheddname][-addr
       "<a.b.c.d:port>"] -all

Description

       condor_releasereleases  jobs  from  the  HTCondor job queue that were previously placed in
       hold state. If the -nameoption  is  specified,  the  named  condor_scheddis  targeted  for
       processing.  Otherwise,  the  local  condor_scheddis targeted. The jobs to be released are
       identified by one or more job identifiers, as described below. For any given job, only the
       owner  of  the job or one of the queue super users (defined by the QUEUE_SUPER_USERSmacro)
       can release the job.

Options

       -help

          Display usage information

       -version

          Display version information

       -pool centralmanagerhostname[:portnumber]

          Specify a pool by giving the central manager's host name and an optional port number

       -name scheddname

          Send the command to a machine identified by scheddname

       -addr <a.b.c.d:port>

          Send the command to a machine located at "<a.b.c.d:port>"

       -debug

          Causes debugging information  to  be  sent  to  stderr,  based  on  the  value  of  the
          configuration variable TOOL_DEBUG.

       cluster

          Release all jobs in the specified cluster

       cluster.process

          Release the specific job in the cluster

       user

          Release jobs belonging to specified user

       -constraint expression

          Release all jobs which match the job ClassAd expression constraint

       -all

          Release all the jobs in the queue

See Also

       condor_hold

Examples

       To release all of the jobs of a user named Mary:

       % condor_release  Mary

Exit Status

       condor_releasewill  exit  with  a  status value of 0 (zero) upon success, and it will exit
       with the value 1 (one) upon failure.

Author

       Center for High Throughput Computing, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Copyright

       Copyright © 1990-2016 Center for High Throughput Computing, Computer Sciences  Department,
       University  of  Wisconsin-Madison,  Madison,  WI.  All Rights Reserved. Licensed under the
       Apache License, Version 2.0.

                                           January 2020                         condor_release(1)