# Update job log live in particular dir **URL:** \ **Category:** Users/Site Administrators\ **Created:** [August 20, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/update-job-log-live-in-particular-dir/1148 "2018-08-20T21:06:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ve0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.openpbs.org/ve0/32/123_2.png) [@Ve0](https://community.openpbs.org/u/Ve0)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/update-job-log-live-in-particular-dir/1148/1 "2018-08-20T21:06:37Z")
Hello! As I can understand, after you submit the job, PBS mom daemon create 2 files (output and error) and upload it into work dir after a job is finished. So my question is: can I set up the PBS in that way when PBS mom daemon will create the file in the selected directory after job submitted and will update it on the spot? ---
**Author:** ![adarsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@adarsh](https://community.openpbs.org/u/adarsh)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 7:35am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/update-job-log-live-in-particular-dir/1148/2 "2018-08-21T07:35:21Z")
Please refer the below section from [https://www.pbsworks.com/pdfs/PBSAdminGuide18.2.pdf](https://www.pbsworks.com/pdfs/PBSAdminGuide18.2.pdf) 3.3.6 Writing Files Directly to Final Destination Also, man qsub has information. ---
**Author:** ![Ve0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.openpbs.org/ve0/32/123_2.png) [@Ve0](https://community.openpbs.org/u/Ve0)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/update-job-log-live-in-particular-dir/1148/3 "2018-08-21T17:14:08Z")
PBS ver 14.1.2 I think you misunderstand me. Need to create the file in users directory ( **NOT IN MoM’s HOST DIR** ) immediately **after job START** and **write all information to file meanwhile job is running**. And there is no 3.3.6 in Admin Guide)))) ---
**Author:** ![adarsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@adarsh](https://community.openpbs.org/u/adarsh)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/update-job-log-live-in-particular-dir/1148/4 "2018-08-21T18:03:36Z")
> [@Ve0](#): > > PBS ver 14.1.2 This is avaialble in PBS Pro 18.x.x Sorry, It is in the PBS Pro User guide > **[High-performance Computing (HPC) and Cloud Solutions | Altair](https://altair.com/hpc-cloud-applications)** > > Altair’s industry leading HPC tools, solutions & applications let you orchestrate, visualize, optimize, and analyse your most demanding workloads, easily migrating to the cloud and eliminating I/O bottlenecks. Explore more. Section: 3.3.6 Writing Files Directly to Final Destination > [@Ve0](#): > > Need to create the file in users directory ( **NOT IN MoM’s HOST DIR** ) immediately **after job START** and **write all information to file meanwhile job is running**. Yes, it will write in the final destination mentioned in the $PBS\_HOME/mom\_priv/config against the $usecp attribute. ---
**Author:** ![Ve0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.openpbs.org/ve0/32/123_2.png) [@Ve0](https://community.openpbs.org/u/Ve0)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/update-job-log-live-in-particular-dir/1148/5 "2018-08-22T17:37:53Z")
> [@adarsh](#): > > Yes, it will write in the final destination mentioned in the $PBS\_HOME/mom\_priv/config against the $usecp attribute. Is it possible to select the path in qsub when you submit the job? ---
**Author:** ![adarsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@adarsh](https://community.openpbs.org/u/adarsh)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 8:06am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/update-job-log-live-in-particular-dir/1148/6 "2018-08-23T08:06:47Z")
> [@Ve0](#): > > Is it possible to select the path in qsub when you submit the job? No, we cannot specify the path in the qsub Marking @nithinj ---
**Author:** ![Ve0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.openpbs.org/ve0/32/123_2.png) [@Ve0](https://community.openpbs.org/u/Ve0)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/update-job-log-live-in-particular-dir/1148/7 "2018-08-23T21:45:39Z")
Interesting. You told me it is impossible, but changelog of ver 18 sad: > **New features include:** > > - Write stdout/err files directly to their final destinations or automatically delete them, eliminating the overhead (and possible faults) associated with maintaining local copies > [Release PBS Pro v18.1 Beta Release · openpbs/openpbs · GitHub](https://github.com/PBSPro/pbspro/releases/tag/v18.1.beta) Who is right? ---
**Author:** ![adarsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@adarsh](https://community.openpbs.org/u/adarsh)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 8:17am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/update-job-log-live-in-particular-dir/1148/8 "2018-08-24T08:17:22Z")
Please check the PBS Pro 18.2 User Guide ![Capture](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/pbspro/original/1X/f5374411573be65ab4c345aac043f81c873fdf78.png) We cannot specify a path in the **qsub** command line to write stderr/err files to their final destination. You can use the below to write stderr/out qsub -o :/path/to/stdout -e :/path/to/stderr (but this will be copied only after job is finished ). which was not your requirement > [@Ve0](#): > > As I can understand, after you submit the job, PBS mom daemon create 2 files (output and error) and upload it into work dir after a job is finished. To directly write to a destination, you need to use the $usecp directive in the mom\_priv/config file, which means you are not allowed to use qsub -k :/path/to/stdout ---
**Author:** ![nithinj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.openpbs.org/nithinj/32/45_2.png) [@nithinj](https://community.openpbs.org/u/nithinj)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 10:34am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/update-job-log-live-in-particular-dir/1148/9 "2018-08-27T10:34:17Z")
You can chose the path using -o and -e option while submitting a job. But the output and error path should have been mapped using $usecp in mom config file unless the path is part of the mom.