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Note: You must enter valid days and times. The time cannot overlap into the next day
in one entry. There must be two entries when the range ends after 12 A.M. For example,
to set the schedule availability from 6 P.M. on Sunday to 8 A.M. on Monday, enter the
following two entries:
 Sunday ON BETWEEN 06:00 P.M. and 12:00 A.M.
 Monday ON BETWEEN 12:00 A.M. and 8:00 A.M.
Using Shell Commands to Set Apple Qmaster Preferences
If you are accustomed to doing your work from Terminal shells, and need or prefer to
run Apple Qmaster from the command line, the Apple Qmaster distributed processing
system offers a number of shell commands for configuring service nodes and cluster
controllers, submitting jobs, and monitoring batches. For example, as an alternative to
using the Apple Qmaster pane in System Preferences, you can use the command
qmasterprefs to enable and disable service node and cluster controlling services. If you
use the qmasterprefs command , the resulting settings may not be accurately reflected
in the Apple Qmaster pane in System Preferences, even though the actual settings are
correct and functional. (You can use Activity Monitor to verify the actual settings.)
Log Activity Default Setting
The Apple Qmaster “Log Activity to File” feature is on by default. Logs are stored in
/Library/Logs/Qmaster/. To turn this feature off, deselect the “Log Activity to File”
checkbox in the Apple Qmaster pane in System Preferences.
Apple Qmaster Node Installer
By default, the Apple Qmaster Node Installer installs all the necessary Apple Qmaster
software for distributed processing. If you are using the Apple Qmaster Node Installer on
Mac OS X v10.3 Panther, do not deselect the “Apple Qmaster Support Software” option.
Both Apple Qmaster Applications and Apple Qmaster Services require this software.