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NAME
condor_dagman - HTCondor Manual
meta scheduler of the jobs submitted as the nodes of a DAG or DAGs
SYNOPSIS
condor_dagman -f -t -l . -help
condor_dagman -version
condor_dagman -f -l . -csdversion version_string [-debug level] [-dryrun] [-maxidle numberOfProcs]
[-maxjobs numberOfJobs] [-maxpre NumberOfPreScripts] [-maxpost NumberOfPostScripts] [-maxhold
NumberOfHoldScripts] [-usedagdir ] -lockfile filename [-waitfordebug ] [-autorescue 0|1] [-dorescuefrom
number] [-load_save filename] [-allowversionmismatch ] [-DumpRescue ] [-verbose ] [-force ]
[-notification value] [-suppress_notification ] [-dont_suppress_notification ] [-dagman DagmanExecutable]
[-outfile_dir directory] [-update_submit ] [-import_env ] [-include_env Variables] [-insert_env
Key=Value] [-priority number] [-DontAlwaysRunPost ] [-AlwaysRunPost ] [-SubmitMethod value] [-DoRecovery
] [-dot] -dag dag_file [-dag dag_file_2 ... -dag dag_file_n ]
DESCRIPTION
condor_dagman is a meta scheduler for the HTCondor jobs within a DAG (directed acyclic graph) (or
multiple DAGs). In typical usage, a submitter of jobs that are organized into a DAG submits the DAG using
condor_submit_dag. condor_submit_dag does error checking on aspects of the DAG and then submits
condor_dagman as an HTCondor job. condor_dagman uses log files to coordinate the further submission of
the jobs within the DAG.
All command line arguments to the DaemonCore library functions work for condor_dagman. When invoked from
the command line, condor_dagman requires the arguments -f -l . to appear first on the command line, to be
processed by DaemonCore. The csdversion must also be specified; at start up, condor_dagman checks for a
version mismatch with the condor_submit_dag version in this argument. The -t argument must also be
present for the -help option, such that output is sent to the terminal.
Arguments to condor_dagman are either automatically set by condor_submit_dag or they are specified as
command-line arguments to condor_submit_dag and passed on to condor_dagman. The method by which the
arguments are set is given in their description below.
condor_dagman can run multiple, independent DAGs. This is done by specifying multiple -dag a rguments.
Pass multiple DAG input files as command-line arguments to condor_submit_dag.
Debugging output may be obtained by using the -debug level option. Level values and what they produce is
described as
• level = 0; never produce output, except for usage info
• level = 1; very quiet, output severe errors
• level = 2; normal output, errors and warnings
• level = 3; output errors, as well as all warnings
• level = 4; internal debugging output
• level = 5; internal debugging output; outer loop debugging
• level = 6; internal debugging output; inner loop debugging; output DAG input file lines as they are
parsed
• level = 7; internal debugging output; rarely used; output DAG input file lines as they are parsed
OPTIONS
-help Display usage information and exit.
-version
Display version information and exit.
-csdversion VersionString
Sets the version of condor_submit_dag command used to submit the DAGMan workflow. Used to help
identify version mismatching.
-debug level
An integer level of debugging output. level is an integer, with values of 0-7 inclusive, where
7 is the most verbose output. This command-line option to condor_submit_dag is passed to
condor_dagman or defaults to the value 3.
-dryrun
Inform DAGMan to do a dry run. Where the DAG is ran but node jobs are not actually submitted.
-maxidle NumberOfProcs
Sets the maximum number of idle procs allowed before condor_dagman stops submitting more node
jobs. If this option is omitted then the number of idle procs is limited by the configuration
variable DAGMAN_MAX_JOBS_IDLE which defaults to 1000. To disable this limit, set NumberOfProcs
to 0. The NumberOfProcs can be exceeded if a nodes job has a queue command with more than one
proc to queue. i.e. queue 500 will submit all procs even if NumberOfProcs is 250. In this case
DAGMan will wait for for the number of idle procs to fall below 250 before submitting more jobs
to the condor_schedd.
-maxjobs NumberOfClusters
Sets the maximum number of clusters within the DAG that will be submitted to HTCondor at one
time. Each cluster is associated with one node job no matter how many individual procs are in
the cluster. NumberOfClusters is a non-negative integer. If this option is omitted then the
number of clusters is limited by the configuration variable DAGMAN_MAX_JOBS_SUBMITTED which
defaults to 0 (unlimited).
-maxpre NumberOfPreScripts
Sets the maximum number of PRE scripts within the DAG that may be running at one time.
NumberOfPreScripts is a non-negative integer. If this option is omitted, the number of PRE
scripts is limited by the configuration variable DAGMAN_MAX_PRE_SCRIPTS which defaults to 20.
-maxpost NumberOfPostScripts
Sets the maximum number of POST scripts within the DAG that may be running at one time.
NumberOfPostScripts is a non-negative integer. If this option is omitted, the number of POST
scripts is limited by the configuration variable DAGMAN_MAX_POST_SCRIPTS which defaults to 20.
-maxhold NumberOfHoldScripts
Sets the maximum number of HOLD scripts within the DAG that may be running at one time.
NumberOfHoldscripts is a non-negative integer. If this option is omitted, the number of HOLD
scripts is limited by the configuration variable DAGMAN_MAX_HOLD_SCRIPTS, which defaults to 0
(unlimited).
-usedagdir
This optional argument causes condor_dagman to run each specified DAG as if the directory
containing that DAG file was the current working directory. This option is most useful when
running multiple DAGs in a single condor_dagman.
-lockfile filename
Names the file created and used as a lock file. The lock file prevents execution of two of the
same DAG, as defined by a DAG input file. A default lock file ending with the suffix .dag.lock
is passed to condor_dagman by condor_submit_dag.
-waitfordebug
This optional argument causes condor_dagman to wait at startup until someone attaches to the
process with a debugger and sets the wait_for_debug variable in main_init() to false.
-autorescue 0|1
Whether to automatically run the newest rescue DAG for the given DAG file, if one exists (0 =
false, 1 = true).
-dorescuefrom number
Forces condor_dagman to run the specified rescue DAG number for the given DAG. A value of 0 is
the same as not specifying this option. Specifying a nonexistent rescue DAG is a fatal error.
-load_save filename
Specify a file with saved DAG progress to re-run the DAG from. If given a path DAGMan will
attempt to read that file following that path. Otherwise, DAGMan will check for the file in the
DAG's save_files sub-directory.
-allowversionmismatch
This optional argument causes condor_dagman to allow a version mismatch between condor_dagman
itself and the .condor.sub file produced by condor_submit_dag (or, in other words, between
condor_submit_dag and condor_dagman). WARNING! This option should be used only if absolutely
necessary. Allowing version mismatches can cause subtle problems when running DAGs.
-DumpRescue
This optional argument causes condor_dagman to immediately dump a Rescue DAG and then exit, as
opposed to actually running the DAG. This feature is mainly intended for testing. The Rescue
DAG file is produced whether or not there are parse errors reading the original DAG input file.
The name of the file differs if there was a parse error.
-verbose
(This argument is included only to be passed to condor_submit_dag if lazy submit file
generation is used for nested DAGs.) Cause condor_submit_dag to give verbose error messages.
-force (This argument is included only to be passed to condor_submit_dag if lazy submit file
generation is used for nested DAGs.) Require condor_submit_dag to overwrite the files that it
produces, if the files already exist. Note that dagman.out will be appended to, not
overwritten. If new-style rescue DAG mode is in effect, and any new-style rescue DAGs exist,
the -force flag will cause them to be renamed, and the original DAG will be run. If old-style
rescue DAG mode is in effect, any existing old-style rescue DAGs will be deleted, and the
original DAG will be run. See the HTCondor manual section on Rescue DAGs for more information.
-notification value
This argument is only included to be passed to condor_submit_dag if lazy submit file generation
is used for nested DAGs. Sets the e-mail notification for DAGMan itself. This information will
be used within the HTCondor submit description file for DAGMan. This file is produced by
condor_submit_dag. The notification option is described in the condor_submit manual page.
-suppress_notification
Causes jobs submitted by condor_dagman to not send email notification for events. The same
effect can be achieved by setting the configuration variable DAGMAN_SUPPRESS_NOTIFICATION to
True. This command line option is independent of the -notification command line option, which
controls notification for the condor_dagman job itself. This flag is generally superfluous, as
DAGMAN_SUPPRESS_NOTIFICATION defaults to True.
-dont_suppress_notification
Causes jobs submitted by condor_dagman to defer to content within the submit description file
when deciding to send email notification for events. The same effect can be achieved by setting
the configuration variable DAGMAN_SUPPRESS_NOTIFICATION to False. This command line flag is
independent of the -notification command line option, which controls notification for the
condor_dagman job itself. If both -dont_suppress_notification and -suppress_notification are
specified within the same command line, the last argument is used.
-dagman DagmanExecutable
(This argument is included only to be passed to condor_submit_dag if lazy submit file
generation is used for nested DAGs.) Allows the specification of an alternate condor_dagman
executable to be used instead of the one found in the user's path. This must be a fully
qualified path.
-outfile_dir directory
(This argument is included only to be passed to condor_submit_dag if lazy submit file
generation is used for nested DAGs.) Specifies the directory in which the .dagman.out file will
be written. The directory may be specified relative to the current working directory as
condor_submit_dag is executed, or specified with an absolute path. Without this option, the
.dagman.out file is placed in the same directory as the first DAG input file listed on the
command line.
-update_submit
(This argument is included only to be passed to condor_submit_dag if lazy submit file
generation is used for nested DAGs.) This optional argument causes an existing .condor.sub file
to not be treated as an error; rather, the .condor.sub file will be overwritten, but the
existing values of -maxjobs, -maxidle, -maxpre, and -maxpost will be preserved.
-import_env
(This argument is included only to be passed to condor_submit_dag if lazy submit file
generation is used for nested DAGs.) This optional argument causes condor_submit_dag to import
the current environment into the environment command of the .condor.sub file it generates.
-include_env Variables
This optional argument takes a comma separated list of enviroment variables to add to
.condor.sub getenv environment filter which causes found matching environment variables to be
added to the DAGMan manager jobs environment.
-insert_env Key=Value
This optional argument takes a delimited string of Key=Value pairs to explicitly set into the
.condor.sub files Environment macro. The base delimiter is a semicolon that can be overriden
by setting the first character in the string to a valid delimiting character. If multiple
-insert_env flags contain the same Key then the last occurances Value will be set in the DAGMan
jobs environment.
-priority number
Sets the minimum job priority of node jobs submitted and running under this condor_dagman job.
-DontAlwaysRunPost
This option causes condor_dagman to not run the POST script of a node if the PRE script fails.
-AlwaysRunPost
This option causes condor_dagman to always run the POST script of a node, even if the PRE
script fails.
-DoRecovery
Causes condor_dagman to start in recovery mode. This means that it reads the relevant job user
log(s) and catches up to the given DAG's previous state before submitting any new jobs.
-SubmitMethod value
This optional argument takes an enumerated value representing the method in which condor_dagman
will submit managed jobs for execution. Enumeration values are as follows:
• 0 : Run condor_submit
• 1 : Directly submit job to local condor_schedd queue
-dot Run condor_dagman up until the point when a DOT file is produced.
-dag filename
filename is the name of the DAG input file that is set as an argument to condor_submit_dag, and
passed to condor_dagman.
EXIT STATUS
condor_dagman will exit with a status value of 0 (zero) upon success, and it will exit with the value 1
(one) upon failure.
EXAMPLES
condor_dagman is normally not run directly, but submitted as an HTCondor job by running
condor_submit_dag. See the condor_submit_dag manual page for examples.
AUTHOR
HTCondor Team
COPYRIGHT
1990-2024, Center for High Throughput Computing, Computer Sciences Department, University of Wisconsin-
Madison, Madison, WI, US. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
Jun 20, 2025 CONDOR_DAGMAN(1)