# Users/Site Administrators **URL:** https://community.openpbs.org/c/users-site-administrators/7.md?page=2 [Latest](https://community.openpbs.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.openpbs.org/categories.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Share filesystem](https://community.openpbs.org/t/share-filesystem/4116)
**Author:** [@wakaka](https://community.openpbs.org/u/wakaka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 3:54am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/share-filesystem/4116 "2025-05-20T03:54:39Z")
I have some nodes and I plan to use NFS to manage file storage. However, I have high requirements for performance and stability, and I wonder if there is a more suitable shared file system recommendation. --- ## [Abaqus runs error through pbs](https://community.openpbs.org/t/abaqus-runs-error-through-pbs/4109)
**Author:** [@wakaka](https://community.openpbs.org/u/wakaka)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/abaqus-runs-error-through-pbs/4109 "2025-05-09T17:37:46Z")
When the abaqus command is used in the job, it can be successfully executed. But if the int parameter is not added, an error will be reported. --- ## [Job immediately stops and notification says its completed](https://community.openpbs.org/t/job-immediately-stops-and-notification-says-its-completed/4114)
**Author:** [@vincent718](https://community.openpbs.org/u/vincent718)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/job-immediately-stops-and-notification-says-its-completed/4114 "2025-05-08T01:27:56Z")
Hi PBS community @adarsh @bhroam The PBS job scheduler stops immediate and and says job completed . This only happens when I use a particular node. All other nodes work fine. I removed the database but still the issue… --- ## [Subject: Error during \`./configure\` step on MSYS2 MINGW64 (OpenPBS setup)](https://community.openpbs.org/t/subject-error-during-configure-step-on-msys2-mingw64-openpbs-setup/4113)
**Author:** [@Dovahkiin](https://community.openpbs.org/u/Dovahkiin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/subject-error-during-configure-step-on-msys2-mingw64-openpbs-setup/4113 "2025-04-30T19:15:29Z")
Hi everyone, I’m currently setting up OpenPBS to manage job queues for our project. I’m in the early stages of configuring compilers and required packages. I’m using MSYS2 MINGW64 as my build environment. However, whe… --- ## [OpenPBS database corrupted](https://community.openpbs.org/t/openpbs-database-corrupted/4106)
**Author:** [@sahuhem](https://community.openpbs.org/u/sahuhem)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 9:47am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/openpbs-database-corrupted/4106 "2025-04-16T09:47:18Z")
Hi All, After I reboot the Head node . My new Job submission started from jobid 0,1,2..however it has few older jobs with ID 5017. You can see the command output below. Instead of starting from 5018 new Jobs started fr… --- ## [Future development of OpenPBS?](https://community.openpbs.org/t/future-development-of-openpbs/3792)
**Author:** [@vchlum](https://community.openpbs.org/u/vchlum)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/future-development-of-openpbs/3792 "2025-04-14T20:26:49Z")
Hi, I would like to ask what are the plans for OpenPBS in the future. I noticed that development has not been very active recently and PRs are reviewed only rarely. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind waiting for a review. … --- ## [Is it possible to have a Windows Worker Node?](https://community.openpbs.org/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-windows-worker-node/4103)
**Author:** [@mingming02](https://community.openpbs.org/u/mingming02)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 5:09am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-windows-worker-node/4103 "2025-04-02T05:09:37Z")
Hello, I would like to build an HPC with OpenPBS. It is a situation in which one worker node must be used as a Windows operating system unconditionally. I know that the official document of OpenPBS does not exist separ… --- ## [Submitting job across multiple nodes](https://community.openpbs.org/t/submitting-job-across-multiple-nodes/4097)
**Author:** [@newtothis123](https://community.openpbs.org/u/newtothis123)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/submitting-job-across-multiple-nodes/4097 "2025-03-14T20:18:29Z")
I apologize in advance, I am an engineer, not a programmer. I am trying to run a software program on a system that has 4 nodes with 32 cores each. I am trying to utilize 30 cores on each node. This is a program I am v… --- ## [Max\_run\_subjobs vs max\_run nuances](https://community.openpbs.org/t/max-run-subjobs-vs-max-run-nuances/4093)
**Author:** [@HeyHey](https://community.openpbs.org/u/HeyHey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/max-run-subjobs-vs-max-run-nuances/4093 "2025-03-04T19:13:17Z")
Curious what the exact nuances is between max\_run\_subjobs vs max\_run ? I think they can both be specified as a queue attribute (?) so is there a nuance here, cause they both server to limit a number of subjobs running. I… --- ## [PBS stopped writing server and account logs](https://community.openpbs.org/t/pbs-stopped-writing-server-and-account-logs/4090)
**Author:** [@jwaynej](https://community.openpbs.org/u/jwaynej)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/pbs-stopped-writing-server-and-account-logs/4090 "2025-02-28T19:21:53Z")
A month ago, our PBS 22.05.11 stopped writing the server log and the accounting log. The last message in the server log was log rotation: 01/29/2025 00:00:25;0002;Server@myserver;Svr;Log;Log closed But the log for 2025… --- ## [Does anyone still using OpenPBS 19.1.3 in CentOS 7.9](https://community.openpbs.org/t/does-anyone-still-using-openpbs-19-1-3-in-centos-7-9/4079)
**Author:** [@sonyappaiah](https://community.openpbs.org/u/sonyappaiah)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 6:53am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/does-anyone-still-using-openpbs-19-1-3-in-centos-7-9/4079 "2025-02-12T06:53:41Z")
Please help to share the installation and configuration of OpenPBS 19.1.3 on CentOS. and suggestions are welcomed. am trying to configure it one of our client who uses CentOS 7.9 in their environment. we got our test env… --- ## [Cannot connect server and moms Ubuntu 24](https://community.openpbs.org/t/cannot-connect-server-and-moms-ubuntu-24/4081)
**Author:** [@kadlik](https://community.openpbs.org/u/kadlik)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/cannot-connect-server-and-moms-ubuntu-24/4081 "2025-02-08T21:33:19Z")
Hi, I am experiencing some troubles with connecting two moms (gecko and fox) to server (hlavicka). Does anybody have any suggestions what is wrong? All of these 3 hosts are on public IPs (x.x.x.x) and are interconnecte… --- ## [Accounting of completion jobs details](https://community.openpbs.org/t/accounting-of-completion-jobs-details/4080)
**Author:** [@narayan](https://community.openpbs.org/u/narayan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 8:58am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/accounting-of-completion-jobs-details/4080 "2025-02-07T08:58:33Z")
Dear Team, Need your help for report of all the jobs like completions and utilizations. of jobs. Any packages required to install or settings need to do. --- ## [Job\_sort\_formula: wrong terms](https://community.openpbs.org/t/job-sort-formula-wrong-terms/4075)
**Author:** [@matzmz](https://community.openpbs.org/u/matzmz)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/job-sort-formula-wrong-terms/4075 "2025-01-31T16:48:18Z")
Hi I need to create a “job\_sort\_formula” that prioritizes jobs based on the following policy: Jobs that have been in the queue for a long time should have higher priority (keeping in mind also the job prio). Specifical… --- ## [Problem starting PBS server](https://community.openpbs.org/t/problem-starting-pbs-server/1053)
**Author:** [@vasim98](https://community.openpbs.org/u/vasim98)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 10:27am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/problem-starting-pbs-server/1053 "2025-01-24T10:27:56Z")
In have installed PBS Server on CentOS system from given RPM package after resolving associated dependencies which was successful. When I invoke the server, I see following error message. \[root@localhost sbin\]# pbs\_serv… --- ## [PBS\_HOME permissions](https://community.openpbs.org/t/pbs-home-permissions/4069)
**Author:** [@boboshaq](https://community.openpbs.org/u/boboshaq)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/pbs-home-permissions/4069 "2025-01-24T10:21:19Z")
Hello! What permissions should the PBS\_HOME directory have? Can I revoke all permissions for others (Linux)? Regards! --- ## [Installing OpenPBS on Ubuntu 24.04 - my experience](https://community.openpbs.org/t/installing-openpbs-on-ubuntu-24-04-my-experience/4060)
**Author:** [@BrianDrawert](https://community.openpbs.org/u/BrianDrawert)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/installing-openpbs-on-ubuntu-24-04-my-experience/4060 "2025-01-23T19:59:54Z")
I just successfully installed OpenPBS on a cluster of Ubuntu 24.04 servers. It was not easy or straightforward, and I want to document my process so that it might help others trying to do the same thing. I am not sure t… --- ## [Datastore and upgrade psql](https://community.openpbs.org/t/datastore-and-upgrade-psql/4068)
**Author:** [@boboshaq](https://community.openpbs.org/u/boboshaq)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 11:05am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/datastore-and-upgrade-psql/4068 "2025-01-23T11:05:19Z")
Hi, Why, every time I update postgres, the datastore stops working? I then have to recreate the entire cluster configuration manually in qmgr. Upgrade postgresql-private-devel-13.18-1.el9.x86\_64 @crb… --- ## [Is OpenPBS able to manage GPUs when MIG is enabled?](https://community.openpbs.org/t/is-openpbs-able-to-manage-gpus-when-mig-is-enabled/4065)
**Author:** [@pablo\_h](https://community.openpbs.org/u/pablo_h)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/is-openpbs-able-to-manage-gpus-when-mig-is-enabled/4065 "2025-01-16T13:14:35Z")
I’m trying to implement Multi-Instance GPU in a HPC cluster in order to increase its throughput. Let’s say I use MIG to create 7 GPU instances (1g.10gb, NVIDIA A100 80GB) and try to run 8 jobs using GPUs. Does OpenPBS au… --- ## [Append exit to the script after qsub](https://community.openpbs.org/t/append-exit-to-the-script-after-qsub/4056)
**Author:** [@kawatra](https://community.openpbs.org/u/kawatra)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/append-exit-to-the-script-after-qsub/4056 "2025-01-14T17:33:49Z")
I am trying to append exit statement to my pbs script file using a hook. This is the hook that I have created import pbs def job\_submission\_hook(event): job = event.job job\_script = job.script # Append '… --- ## [Regarding fairshare factor](https://community.openpbs.org/t/regarding-fairshare-factor/4053)
**Author:** [@sahuhem](https://community.openpbs.org/u/sahuhem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/regarding-fairshare-factor/4053 "2025-01-13T07:09:04Z")
I submitted as testuser1 4 jobs and a set the job sort formula as below .But not sure why the Fairsharfactor is evaluted 0 . #/opt/pbs/unsupported/pbs\_stat --eval-formula Formula: eligible\_time + 10000 \* fairshare\_fa… --- ## [PBS scheduler logs - Access from host not allowed](https://community.openpbs.org/t/pbs-scheduler-logs-access-from-host-not-allowed/4058)
**Author:** [@ryan](https://community.openpbs.org/u/ryan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/pbs-scheduler-logs-access-from-host-not-allowed/4058 "2025-01-11T07:09:51Z")
Hello, We are experiencing jobs perpetually stuck in a “Q” state. Our sched\_logs are below. It seems to be a communication issue between the scheduler and the server, but everything in our /etc/hosts is resolvable. This… --- ## [Limit the number of queued subjobs](https://community.openpbs.org/t/limit-the-number-of-queued-subjobs/4049)
**Author:** [@fnevgeny](https://community.openpbs.org/u/fnevgeny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/limit-the-number-of-queued-subjobs/4049 "2024-12-30T15:49:26Z")
Hello, Is there a way to limit the number of queued jobs (including subjobs)? Apparently, queued\_jobs\_threshold does not count the subjobs. This seems to me strange since, as far as the server resources are concerned (C… --- ## [How to Restrict maximum 2 jobs/per user in each scheduling cycle](https://community.openpbs.org/t/how-to-restrict-maximum-2-jobs-per-user-in-each-scheduling-cycle/4046)
**Author:** [@sahuhem](https://community.openpbs.org/u/sahuhem)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 11:04am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/how-to-restrict-maximum-2-jobs-per-user-in-each-scheduling-cycle/4046 "2024-12-30T11:04:03Z")
Let’s say a user submits 5 Jobs back-to-back and My PBS scheduling cycle is 30 sec. Now All 5 jobs are in Q state . How to restrict only top 2 queued jobs from that user in priority order are evaluated for sending them … --- ## [Calculation speed](https://community.openpbs.org/t/calculation-speed/4027)
**Author:** [@wakaka](https://community.openpbs.org/u/wakaka)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2024, 10:07am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/calculation-speed/4027 "2024-12-28T10:07:09Z")
I have a machine (machine1) with 96 CPUs. When I submit an abaqus job directly on this machine, the calculation time is about one and a half hours. However, when I submit it to this machine (machine1) through pbs and use… --- ## [Qsub from different location](https://community.openpbs.org/t/qsub-from-different-location/4047)
**Author:** [@Bert](https://community.openpbs.org/u/Bert)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/qsub-from-different-location/4047 "2024-12-19T21:01:32Z")
Running qsub inside the job folder (mounted drive) or on the root gives different results: 1- \[saf112092@ip-0A582E84 test14\]$ qsub FeaJob.py (inside job folder) 2- \[saf112092@ip-0A582E84 /\]$ qsub /mnt/data/Public/pbs2/… --- ## [Queuejob hook not working](https://community.openpbs.org/t/queuejob-hook-not-working/4045)
**Author:** [@sahuhem](https://community.openpbs.org/u/sahuhem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 7:18am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/queuejob-hook-not-working/4045 "2024-12-17T07:18:58Z")
I have a Python Hook to change the assigned/default que for a user testuser1 to another Que testq if the user is found in a text file. But it is not working for me. the hook is not called at all as per the server logs. C… --- ## [Unable to read msg box when job attempts to run on node](https://community.openpbs.org/t/unable-to-read-msg-box-when-job-attempts-to-run-on-node/3879)
**Author:** [@ryan](https://community.openpbs.org/u/ryan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/unable-to-read-msg-box-when-job-attempts-to-run-on-node/3879 "2024-12-11T14:29:19Z")
Hello, I am getting the following log message when attempting to submit new jobs. The job attempts to run but then gets put into a Held state. All nodes have AD authentication, so we do not use the /etc/passwd file for … --- ## [OpenPBS Support On Ubuntu 22.04](https://community.openpbs.org/t/openpbs-support-on-ubuntu-22-04/3960)
**Author:** [@bhushan27](https://community.openpbs.org/u/bhushan27)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/openpbs-support-on-ubuntu-22-04/3960 "2024-12-11T14:28:22Z")
Hello Community, Currently we’re migrating from CentOS 7 to Ubuntu 20.04 for our cloud based HPC cluster and using scheduler OpenPBS. And right now we’re in bad shape as next year May 2025 Ubuntu 20.04 Maintenance suppo… --- ## [What is the migration steps from OpenPBS to PBSpro](https://community.openpbs.org/t/what-is-the-migration-steps-from-openpbs-to-pbspro/4040)
**Author:** [@sahuhem](https://community.openpbs.org/u/sahuhem)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/what-is-the-migration-steps-from-openpbs-to-pbspro/4040 "2024-12-11T12:51:19Z")
what is the migration steps from OpenPBS:22.05.11 to PBSpro on RHEL8 .Please provide any reference documents. [Previous page](https://community.openpbs.org/c/users-site-administrators/7.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.openpbs.org/c/users-site-administrators/7.md?page=3)