# How to configure how long completed jobs are shown in qstat -x
**URL:** https://community.openpbs.org/t/how-to-configure-how-long-completed-jobs-are-shown-in-qstat-x/2905
**Category:** Users/Site Administrators
**Created:** [December 13, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/how-to-configure-how-long-completed-jobs-are-shown-in-qstat-x/2905 "2021-12-13T12:48:34Z")
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### Author:  [@shapovalovts](https://community.openpbs.org/u/shapovalovts)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/how-to-configure-how-long-completed-jobs-are-shown-in-qstat-x/2905/1 "2021-12-13T12:48:34Z")
Hello,
In Torque there was keep\_completed parameter in server settings, but I can’t find anything that replaces keep\_completed in OpenPBS (and PBS Pro). We need to configure how much time finished/canceled jobs will be shown in qstat -x, how we can do that?
Best regards,
Taras
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### Author:  [@boboshaq](https://community.openpbs.org/u/boboshaq)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/how-to-configure-how-long-completed-jobs-are-shown-in-qstat-x/2905/2 "2021-12-13T22:08:45Z")
Hi,
I think that You must change: job\_history\_duration parameter:
> [@\[Q\] job\_history\_duration parameter](https://community.openpbs.org/t/q-job-history-duration-parameter/1297):
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> Hello, members. I want to see past job execution status. I need 6 months ~ 1 year ago. Is job\_history\_duration parameter for that? The default(two weeks) enough for cluster users and qstat -x. But, It is too short for me(administrator) Can I check past job status for more than three weeks ago? General administrators make a report about cluster usage. Could you tell me how to create it? (What data source use?) How many jobs submitted into clusters? How many user used cluster. How long t…
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### Author:  [@shapovalovts](https://community.openpbs.org/u/shapovalovts)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/how-to-configure-how-long-completed-jobs-are-shown-in-qstat-x/2905/3 "2021-12-14T10:22:50Z")
Indeed, thank you!
Best regards,
Taras
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### Author:  [@agurban](https://community.openpbs.org/u/agurban)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/how-to-configure-how-long-completed-jobs-are-shown-in-qstat-x/2905/4 "2021-12-14T17:41:38Z")
See whether section 14.15, “Managing Job History”, p. AG-531 in the PBS Administrator’s Guide helps. Cheers.