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NAME

       qhold - hold back Sun Grid Engine jobs from execution

SYNTAX

       qhold [ -h {u|o|s},...  ] [ -help ] [ job/task_id_list ]

       qhold [ -h {u|o|s},...  ] [ -help ] -u user_list

DESCRIPTION

       Qhold  provides  a means for a user/operator/manager to place so called
       holds on one or more jobs pending to be scheduled  for  execution.   As
       long  as any type of hold is assigned to a job, the job is not eligible
       for scheduling.

       Holds can be removed with the qrls(1) or the qalter(1) command.

       There are three different types of holds:

       user   User holds can be assigned and removed  by  managers,  operators
              and the owner of the jobs.

       operator
              Operator  holds  can  be  assigned  and  removed by managers and
              operators.

       system System holds can be assigned and removed by managers only.

       If no hold type is specified with the -h option (see  below)  the  user
       hold is assumed by default.

       An  alternate  way  to  assign  holds  to  jobs  is  the qsub(1) or the
       qalter(1) command (see the -h option).

OPTIONS

       -h {u|o|s},...
              Assign a u(ser), o(perator) or s(system) hold or  a  combination
              thereof to one or more jobs.

       -help  Prints a listing of all options.

       -u username,...
              Changes  are  only  made  on  those jobs which were submitted by
              users specified in the list of usernames.  Managers are  allowed
              to  use  the  qhold -u "*" command to set a hold for all jobs of
              all users.

              If a user uses the -u switch, the user may specify an additional
              job/task_id_list.

       job/task_id_list
              Specified by the following form:

                  job_id[.task_range][,job_id[.task_range],...]

              If  present,  the  task_range  restricts the effect of the qhold
              operation to the array job task range specified as suffix to the
              job  id  (see  the  -t  option to qsub(1) for further details on
              array jobs).

              The task range specifier has the form n[-m[:s]]. The  range  may
              be  a single number, a  simple range  of the form n-m or a range
              with a step size.

              Instead of job/task_id_list it is possible to  use  the  keyword
              'all' to modify the hold state for all jobs of the current user.

ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES

       SGE_ROOT       Specifies the location of the Sun Grid  Engine  standard
                      configuration files.

       SGE_CELL       If  set,  specifies the default Sun Grid Engine cell. To
                      address a Sun Grid Engine cell qhold uses (in the  order
                      of precedence):

                             The name of the cell specified in the environment
                             variable SGE_CELL, if it is set.

                             The name of the default cell, i.e. default.

       SGE_DEBUG_LEVEL
                      If set,  specifies  that  debug  information  should  be
                      written  to  stderr.  In addition the level of detail in
                      which debug information is generated is defined.

       SGE_QMASTER_PORT
                      If set, specifies the tcp port on  which  sge_qmaster(8)
                      is  expected to listen for communication requests.  Most
                      installations will use a  services  map  entry  for  the
                      service "sge_qmaster" instead to define that port.

SEE ALSO

       sge_intro(1), qalter(1), qrls(1), qsub(1).

COPYRIGHT

       See sge_intro(1) for a full statement of rights and permissions.