CONDOR_SOS(1)

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version 25.14.1 · 12 versions
, in fedora 43

💖 NAME 💖

condor_sos — it's the HTCondor Manual era, bestie, and this lil icon sends a command that gets serviced with a higher priority than everyone else waiting in line. Basically it's the VIP pass of commands. 👑

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

condor_sos [-help | -version ]
condor_sos [-debug ] [-timeoutmult value] condor_command

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the tea: condor_sos sends the condor_command in such a way that the command gets serviced ahead of other waiting commands. It looks like it has a higher priority than everything else sitting in the queue. Main character energy fr fr. 💅

The whole point is giving administrators a way to query the condor_schedd and condor_collector daemons when those daemons are under such a heavy load that they are literally not responding. Like when the group chat is at 999+ and nobody's answering — condor_sos is you showing up in person. 😭

heads up bestie: there must be a special command port configured for a command to get serviced with priority. The condor_schedd and condor_collector always have the special command port. Other daemons require configuration by setting the configuration variable <SUBSYS>_SUPER_ADDRESS_FILE. no cap.

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • -help — shows you the usage info. cute little how-to moment. 🫶
  • -version — spills the version information. ✨
  • -debug — prints extra debugging information while the command is running, so you can watch it do its lil thing. 🔍
  • -timeoutmult value — multiplies any timeouts set for the command by the integer value. so if the vibes need more time, you buy them more time. ⏳

🌸 EXAMPLES 🌸

The example command:

$ condor_sos -timeoutmult 5 condor_hold -all

this makes the condor_hold -all command get handled by the condor_schedd with priority over any other commands that the condor_schedd has waiting to be serviced. and it also extends any set timeouts by a factor of 5. obsessed. 🌈

⭐ EXIT STATUS ⭐

condor_sos will exit with the value 1 on error, and with the exit value of the invoked command when the command is successfully invoked. so like, it passes the mic to whoever it called. 🎤

👑 AUTHOR 👑

HTCondor Team

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.

okay that's the whole page bestie, you ate that 🍓 this was the HTCondor Manual rendition of condor_sos, dated Oct 16, 2026 — go forth and skip the queue, iykyk 💖✨🎀

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