CONDOR_RECONFIG(1)

💖 NAME 💖

condor_reconfig — bestie, this is from the HTCondor Manual, and it exists to reconfigure HTCondor daemons. That's the whole job. That's the vibe. 👑

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

condor_reconfig [-help | -version ]

condor_reconfig [-debug ] [-pool centralmanagerhostname[:portnumber]] [
-name hostname | hostname | -addr "<a.b.c.d:port>" | "<a.b.c.d:port>" |
-constraint expression | -all ] [-daemon daemonname]

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so here's the tea 🫖 — condor_reconfig reconfigures all of the HTCondor daemons so they match whatever the HTCondor configuration file(s) currently say. Once the reconfig is done, the daemons start behaving according to the policies written in those config file(s).

The big exception ⚠️ is the DAEMON_LIST variable — that one only gets updated if you use the condor_restart command. And there are other configuration variables that only change if the HTCondor daemons get restarted, and those are listed in the HTCondor manual in the section on configuration. So like, iykyk 📚.

In general tho, condor_reconfig is the move when you're changing the configuration files, because it's faster and more efficient than restarting all the daemons. no cap.

Also important: running condor_reconfig with no arguments, or with the -daemon master option, causes the reconfiguration of the condor_master daemon and all of the child processes of the condor_master. it's giving family reunion 💅

And for security reasons of authentication and authorization, this command requires ADMINISTRATOR level of access. so like, get permission first bestie, don't just walk in 🚪✨

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🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

• -help — Display usage information 💁
• -version — Display version information 🏷️
• -debug — Causes debugging information to be sent to stderr, based on the value of the configuration variable TOOL_DEBUG. it's giving detective mode 🔍
• -pool centralmanagerhostname[:portnumber] — Specify a pool by giving the central manager's host name and an optional port number 🌈
• -name hostname — Send the command to a machine identified by hostname 📮
• hostname — Send the command to a machine identified by hostname (same energy, no dash, still valid) 📬
• -addr "<a.b.c.d:port>" — Send the command to a machine's master located at "<a.b.c.d:port>" 🎯
• "<a.b.c.d:port>" — Send the command to a machine located at "<a.b.c.d:port>" 📍
• -constraint expression — Apply this command only to machines matching the given ClassAd expression 🧮
• -all — Send the command to all machines in the pool. everybody gets the message fr fr 📢
• -daemon daemonname — Send the command to the named daemon. Without this option, the command is sent to the condor_master daemon. 🧚

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🦋 EXAMPLES 🦋

To reconfigure the condor_master and all its children on the local host:

$ condor_reconfig

To reconfigure only the condor_startd on a named machine:

$ condor_reconfig -name bluejay -daemon startd

To reconfigure a machine within a pool other than the local pool, use the -pool option. The argument is the name of the central manager for the pool. Note that one or more machines within the pool must be specified as the targets for the command. This command reconfigures the single machine named cae17 within the pool of machines that has condor.cae.wisc.edu as its central manager:

$ condor_reconfig -pool condor.cae.wisc.edu -name cae17

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💅 EXIT STATUS 💅

• 0 — Success. slay ✅
• 1 — Failure. 💀

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

condor_restart, condor_on, condor_off, condor_config_val

go read those too bestie, they're iconic 🫶

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🌈 AVAILABILITY 🌈

Linux, MacOS, Windows

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⭐ AUTHOR ⭐

HTCondor Team

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💜 COPYRIGHT 💜

1990-2026, Center for High Throughput Computing, Computer Sciences Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, US. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

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ok that's the whole page bestie!! 💖 this came from the HTCondor Manual, dated Oct 16, 2026, and yeah the header CONDOR_RECONFIG(1) is right there in the corner being all main character energy. go forth and reconfigure responsibly, ily 🎀🦋✨