Using Computing Time Projects
This page provides information about how to utilize your computing project resources and manager project members.
For any of these actions, you will need your computing project ID, which is provided in the approval e-mail of your application. Alternatively, you can find your project ID in the JARDS web portal.
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To submit a job that will be billed to your project, include the following SLURM parameter in your batch script:
#SBATCH -A <project-id>
Please carefully read the page about accounting of computing time.
Each project receives project storage space on the file system. You can use this space to work collaboratively with others. The project storage is located at:
/home/<project-id> /work/<project-id> /hpcwork/<project-id>
You can find more information about project storage on the dedicated page.
Each project has an associated UNIX group of the same name, which allows for the management of project members. Everyone who is part of the group is allowed submit a computing job and access the project storage space.
Within a group there are the following roles:
- Owner: The person administering the computing time project (either the PI or PC) assumes and permanently holds this role by default. They can add other members and managers.
- Managers: Individuals with the ability to manage group membership, including adding or removing members and managers.
- Members: Standard participants of the group. Members can always leave a group at their discretion.
The group is managed with the command-line tool member. Key commands include:
Adding members
member add --name <project-id> <user-id>
Removing project members
member delete --name <project-id> <user-id>
Assigning and revoking manager roles
member add/delete --manager --name <project-id> <user-id>
Viewing group affiliations
member finger
You can find additional information about the tool by using member --man. Please note, executing these commands may prompt you for your password, though subsequent password requests will not be immediate.
For newly added members to fully integrate into the group, initiating a new connection to the cluster is necessary.
Upon the completion of a project at the end of its period, two important processes come into effect:
- Any unused computing time will be forfeited.
- Access to the project's storage space will expire 8 months after the project's conclusion. Please transfer any relevant data within this timeframe. In case you need more time get in contact with us.
