LSF Version 7.3 - Platform LSF Configuration Reference

Configuratio
n file
Parameter and syntax Behavior
lsf.conf
LSF_USER_DOMAIN=domain_name
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Enables Windows domain account
mapping in a single-domain
environment
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To run jobs on a UNIX host, LSF strips
the specified domain name from the
user name
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To run jobs on a Windows host, LSF
appends the domain name to the user
name
LSF_USER_DOMAIN=domain_name:domain_name
…
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Enables Windows domain account
mapping in a multi-domain environment
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To run jobs on a UNIX host, LSF strips
the specified domain names from the
user name
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To run jobs on a Windows host, LSF
appends the first domain name to the
user name. If the first domain\user
combination does not have permissions
to run the job, LSF tries the next domain
in the LSF_USER_DOMAIN list.
LSF_USER_DOMAIN= .
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Enables Windows domain account
mapping
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To run jobs on a UNIX host, LSF strips
the local machine name from the user
name
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To run jobs on a Windows host, LSF
appends the local machine name to the
user name
UNIX/Windows user account mapping behavior
The following examples describe how UNIX/Windows user account mapping enables job
submission and execution across a mixed UNIX/Windows cluster.
When …
In the file … And the job is submitted
by …
The job …
UNIX/Windows user account
mapping is not enabled
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BUSINESS\user1 on a
Windows host
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Runs on a Windows host as
BUSINESS\user1
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Fails on a UNIX host: BUSINESS
\user1 is not a valid UNIX user
name
UNIX/Windows user account
mapping is not enabled
—
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user1 on a UNIX host
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Fails on a Windows host:
Windows requires a domain\user
combination
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Runs on a UNIX host as user1
Feature: UNIX/Windows user account mapping
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