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Mandatory.


-----Original Message-----
From: Winnie Lacesso
Sent: Mar 21, 2011 10:24 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: glexec - mandatory or not?




Happy Spring!

There's conflicting data about having to or not.

Some time ago someone said:

> If you chose not to run glexec then you could opt out of user analysis
> jobs and just get production jobs. Well that's the theory any way.

Someone else said to me (Bristol) w.r.t our use of HPC:

> The other option is to run glexec but not in root suid mode that would
> give logging info but your site security policy may not agree with
> running work from one user as another (the pilot).
> The vo mainly affected is atlas which you are not so bothered about.

True.

> Lhcb mainly intend to do analysis at tier 1s so may also be less
> bothered. I don't know the cms position but you will have a better idea
> on that.
Have placed query on that.

Can the mandatory/not question of glexec be clarified?