LSF Version 7.3 - Platform LSF Configuration Reference

Feature: External host and user groups
Use the external host and user groups feature to maintain group definitions for your site in a location external to LSF,
and to import the group definitions on demand.
About external host and user groups
LSF provides you with the option to configure host groups, user groups, or both. When the
membership of a host or user group changes frequently, or when the group contains a large
number of members, you can use an external executable called egroup to retrieve a list of
members rather than having to configure the group membership manually. You can write a
site-specific egroup executable that retrieves host or user group names and the hosts or users
that belong to each group.
You can write your egroup executable to retrieve group members for:
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One or more host groups
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One or more user groups
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Any combination of host and user groups
LSF does not include a default egroup; you should write your own executable to meet the
requirements of your site.
Default behavior (feature not enabled)
The following illustrations show the benefits of using the external host and user groups feature.
Feature: External host and user groups
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