Dear Subrata, dear all,

The error message is from slurm itself. For whatever reason, it doesn't
find the the slurm configuration file.

Which frontend (login) are you using?

For example on the login nodes you should be able to locate the file,
with all read flags set:
> login18-1:~$ echo $HOSTNAME
> login18-1.hpc.itc.rwth-aachen.de
> login18-1:~$ locate slurm.conf
> /etc/clustershell/groups.conf.d/slurm.conf.example
> /etc/slurm/slurm.conf
> /usr/share/doc/slurm-18.08.5-2/html/slurm.conf.html
> /usr/share/man/man5/slurm.conf.5.gz
> login18-1:~$ ls -lah /etc/slurm/slurm.conf
> -r--r--r-- 1 root root 7.3K Apr 18 11:08 /etc/slurm/slurm.conf

On a different frontend, i.e. the copy server, you cannot:
> copy:~$ echo $HOSTNAME
> copy.hpc.itc.rwth-aachen.de
> copy:~$ locate slurm.conf
> /etc/clustershell/groups.conf.d/slurm.conf.example
> /usr/share/doc/slurm-18.08.5-2/html/slurm.conf.html
> /usr/share/man/man5/slurm.conf.5.gz
> copy:~$ ls -lah /etc/slurm/slurm.conf
> ls: cannot access /etc/slurm/slurm.conf: No such file or directory

Why sbatch is available on the node is a different question then:
> copy:~$ command -v sbatch
> /usr/bin/sbatch

On the old frontends the configuration file obviously doesn't exist
either, but sbatch still exists.
> cluster:~$ echo $HOSTNAME
> cluster.rz.RWTH-Aachen.DE
> cluster:~$ locate slurm.conf
> /etc/clustershell/groups.conf.d/slurm.conf.example
> /usr/share/doc/slurm-18.08.5-2/html/slurm.conf.html
> /usr/share/man/man5/slurm.conf.5.gz
> cluster:~$ command -v sbatch
> /usr/bin/sbatch

So make sure you login to one of the login nodes.

Best, Martin


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On 2019-04-25 10:04, Subrata Pramanik wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I am using Gromacs with following script: 
>
> #!/usr/bin/env zsh
>
> #SBATCH -p c18m
> #SBATCH --account=jara0187
> #SBATCH -J Subrata1 
> #SBATCH -o GROMACSJOB.o%J 
> #SBATCH -e GROMACSJOB.e%J
> #SBATCH --mail-user=s.pramanik@biotec.rwth-aachen.de
> <mailto:s.pramanik@biotec.rwth-aachen.de>
> #SBATCH --mail-type=BEGIN
> #SBATCH --mail-type=end
> #SBATCH -n 24
> #SBATCH --mem-per-cpu=5000
> #SBATCH -t 24:00:00
>   
> ###### end of Slurm  directives ######
>
> ###### start of shell commands ######
>
> ### load the necessary module files
> module load CHEMISTRY
> module load gromacs/5.1.2
>
> #path for job file
>
> cd $HOME/run1-test
>
>
> # Start the MPI-parallel mdrun directly ...
>
> $SLURM_NTASKS gmx_mpi mdrun -deffnm md_0_1 -cpi md_0_1.cpt -append
>
> I am getting this error: 
> sbatch: error: s_p_parse_file: unable to status file
> /etc/slurm/slurm.conf: No such file or directory, retrying in 1sec up to
> 60sec
> sbatch: error: ClusterName needs to be specified
> sbatch: fatal: Unable to process configuration file
>
> If anybody has any suggestions, please let me know.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Best regards,
> Subrata
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  
>
> On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 9:57 AM Julien Guénolé
> <guenole@imm.rwth-aachen.de <mailto:guenole@imm.rwth-aachen.de>> wrote:
>
>     Thanks to answer to the list: it can always be helpful to others...
>
>     If you get an error with these,
>
>     #SBATCH -p c18m
>     #SBATCH --account=jara0187
>
>     I don't know what to suggest more.
>
>     Best wishes,
>     Julien
>
>     On 25/04/2019 09:20, Subrata Pramanik wrote:
>>     Dear Julien,
>>
>>     Thank you for your suggestion.
>>
>>     In the LSF, I had this way: 
>>
>>     ##BSUB -P rwth0031
>>     #BSUB -P jara0187
>>
>>     In the SLURM, I changed in these ways: 
>>
>>     #SBATCH -p c18m
>>     #SBATCH --account=jara0187
>>
>>     OR
>>
>>     #SBATCH -p rwth0031
>>     #SBATCH --account=jara0187
>>
>>     In both cases, I am getting the same error: 
>>     sbatch: error: s_p_parse_file: unable to status file
>>     /etc/slurm/slurm.conf: No such file or directory, retrying in 1sec
>>     up to 60sec
>>     sbatch: error: ClusterName needs to be specified
>>     sbatch: fatal: Unable to process configuration file
>>
>>     I am herewith sending the script file. If possible, please have a
>>     look and suggest me.
>>
>>     Thanks in advance.
>>
>>     Best regards,
>>     Subrata. 
>>
>>
>>     On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 5:36 PM Julien Guénolé
>>     <guenole@imm.rwth-aachen.de <mailto:guenole@imm.rwth-aachen.de>>
>>     wrote:
>>
>>         As indicated by the error message, did you try to specify the
>>         ClusterName? For example:
>>
>>         #SBATCH -p c18m
>>
>>         if there is still an error, a copy of the batch file could be
>>         useful!
>>
>>         Best wishes,
>>         Julien
>>
>>
>>         On 24/04/2019 17:27, Subrata Pramanik wrote:
>>>         Hi all,
>>>
>>>
>>>         I am trying to submit a job to Gromacs using cluster.
>>>
>>>         With LSF, it was working well. 
>>>
>>>         I am getting the follwong error: 
>>>
>>>         sbatch: error: s_p_parse_file: unable to status file
>>>         /etc/slurm/slurm.conf: No such file or directory, retrying in
>>>         1sec up to 60sec
>>>         sbatch: error: ClusterName needs to be specified
>>>         sbatch: fatal: Unable to process configuration file
>>>
>>>         Please suggest me to solve this problem.
>>>
>>>         Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>>         Best regards,
>>>         Subrata.
>>>
>>>
>>>         On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 8:20 PM Philipp Rüßmann
>>>         <p.ruessmann@fz-juelich.de
>>>         <mailto:p.ruessmann@fz-juelich.de>> wrote:
>>>
>>>             Dear Marek,
>>>
>>>             the command is #SBATCH --account=abcd1234.
>>>
>>>             Cheers,
>>>             Philipp
>>>
>>>
>>>             Am 12.03.19 um 20:01 schrieb simon@isf.rwth-aachen.de
>>>             <mailto:simon@isf.rwth-aachen.de>:
>>>             > Hi all,
>>>             >
>>>             > Is there an equivalent of the #BSUB -p command in SLURM
>>>             as well?
>>>             >
>>>             > Best Wishes,
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