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<p>We manage this via our job_submit.lua script. At submission time
the script looks to see if they already have an account or not and
if they don't it adds them. To lower impact on the database we
have it cache the lookups.</p>
<p>I think the real concern is continually beating on the database.
So you want to cut that down by whatever means you think is
reasonable.</p>
<p>-Paul Edmon-<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hello everyone! We have a script that queries our
LDAP server for any users that have an entitlement to use the
cluster, and if they don't already have an account on the
cluster, one is created for them. In addition, they need to be
added to the Slurm database (in order to track usage, FairShare,
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<div>I've been doing this manually with a command like this:</div>
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<div>I would like to add that command to the user creation
script, but I'm warned off by the Slurm docs that say never to
call sacctmgr in a script/loop. I understand the reasons why
doing so multiple times in rapid succession can be a bad idea.
In our case, however, it would be rare to have more than one
new user at a time (our script runs in 15-min. intervals). Is
there really a concern in a case like ours?</div>
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<div>How do you all handle adding users to Slurm's DB? Manually?
Or, if not by script or some automated means...??</div>
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