Jobs can be setup set up to automatically e-mail the job's owner when the job has completed. This is enabled on a job per-job basis. A job It is also allowed possible to send e-mail a user besides the ownerto any other address. This is specified in the job's addresses address field.
Example
E-mail when the job is done.
Emails are sent from the Supervisor, so it must have that ability enabled.
Configuration
Email is configured via variables in the qb.conf file, specifically:
| Variable | Controls |
|---|---|
| mail_administrator | The mail user account to which the Supervisor will send email in the event of critical system events |
| mail_domain | The domain name the Supervisor will append to the user's name if the user hasn't provided a full email address to use |
| mail_from | The mail user name or address that the Supervisor will use in the "From" field of notification email that it sends |
| mail_host | The SMTP server to use to send email through |
| mail_job_status_format | A file that defines the format to use when sending job status to a user via email |
| mail_license_status_format | A file that defines the format to use when sending warnings about expiring licenses |
| mail_port | The port number to use on the SMTP server |
| mail_subjob_status_format | A file containing the format to use when sending subjob status to a user via email |
| mail_work_status_format | A file containing the format to use when sending work status to a user via email |
Command-Line Examples
It is also possible to specify email recipients from the command line:
| Command | Meaning |
|---|---|
% qbsub --flags mail ls |
...
| E-mail job owner when the job is done. | |
% qbsub --flags mail --address anon@server.com ls | Email a specific address |