---
name: "condor_prio"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "condor"
version: "23.9.6+dfsg-2.1+b10"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/condor_prio"
---

# condor\_prio(1)

HTCondor Manual change priority of jobs in the HTCondor queue

## NAME

condor\_prio - HTCondor Manual

change priority of jobs in the HTCondor queue

## SYNOPSIS

**condor\_prio** *-p* *priority* \| *+value* \| *-value* \[*-n* *schedd\_name*\] \[**username** \| **ClusterId** \]

## DESCRIPTION

*condor\_prio* changes the priority of one or more jobs in the HTCondor queue. If the job identification is given by *cluster.process*, *condor\_prio* attempts to change the priority of the single job with job ClassAd attributes *ClusterId* and *ProcId*. If described by *cluster*, *condor\_prio* attempts to change the priority of all processes with the given *ClusterId* job ClassAd attribute. If *username* is specified, *condor\_prio* attempts to change priority of all jobs belonging to that user. For **-a**, *condor\_prio* attempts to change priority of all jobs in the queue.

The user must set a new priority with the **-p** option, or specify a priority adjustment.

The priority of a job can be any integer, with higher numbers corresponding to greater priority. For adjustment of the current priority, *+value* increases the priority by the amount given with *value*. *-value* decreases the priority by the amount given with *value*.

Only the owner of a job or the super user can change the priority.

The priority changed by *condor\_prio* is only used when comparing to the priority jobs owned by the same user and submitted from the same machine.

## OPTIONS

- **-a**

  Change priority of all jobs in the queue

- **-n** *schedd\_name*

  Change priority of jobs queued at the specified *condor\_schedd* in the local pool.

- **-pool** *pool\_name* **-n** *schedd\_name*

  Change priority of jobs queued at the specified *condor\_schedd* in the specified pool.

## EXIT STATUS

*condor\_prio* will exit with a status value of 0 (zero) upon success, and it will exit with the value 1 (one) upon failure.

## 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.