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Root user fails to submit job using bsub

Troubleshooting


Problem

Root user fails to submit job using bsub

Resolving The Problem

Any job that the root user submits using bsub fails with this error: User permission denied. Job not submitted.

The default LSF configuration does not allow the root user to run interactive (bsub -I) or batch (bsub) jobs.

To allow the root user to submit and run jobs in an LSF cluster do the following:

  1. Add this parameter in lsf.conf:
    LSF_ROOT_REX=local
  2. Restart mbatchd on the master:
    $ badmin mbdrestart
  3. Restart res on all execution hosts:
    $ lsadmin resrestart all

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Document Information

Modified date:
23 June 2018

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