---
name: "condor_suspend"
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_suspend"
---

# condor\_suspend(1)

HTCondor Manual suspend jobs from the HTCondor queue

## NAME

condor\_suspend - HTCondor Manual

suspend jobs from the HTCondor queue

## SYNOPSIS

**condor\_suspend** \[**-help \| -version** \]

**condor\_suspend** \[**-debug** \] \[ **-pool** *centralmanagerhostname\[:portnumber\]* \| **-name** *scheddname* \] \| \[**-addr** *"\<a.b.c.d:port\>"*\] \*\*

## DESCRIPTION

*condor\_suspend* suspends one or more jobs from the HTCondor job queue. When a job is suspended, the match between the *condor\_schedd* and machine is not been broken, such that the claim is still valid. But, the job is not making any progress and HTCondor is no longer generating a load on the machine. If the **-name** option is specified, the named *condor\_schedd* is targeted for processing. Otherwise, the local *condor\_schedd* is targeted. The job(s) to be suspended are identified by one of the job identifiers, as described below. For any given job, only the owner of the job or one of the queue super users (defined by the *QUEUE\_SUPER\_USERS* macro) can suspend the job.

## OPTIONS

- **-help**

  Display usage information

- **-version**

  Display version information

- **-pool** *centralmanagerhostname\[:portnumber\]*

  Specify a pool by giving the central manager's host name and an optional port number

- **-name** *scheddname*

  Send the command to a machine identified by *scheddname*

- **-addr** *"\<a.b.c.d:port\>"*

  Send the command to a machine located at *"\<a.b.c.d:port\>"*

- **-debug**

  Causes debugging information to be sent to **stderr**, based on the value of the configuration variable *TOOL\_DEBUG*.

- ***cluster***

  Suspend all jobs in the specified cluster

- ***cluster.process***

  Suspend the specific job in the cluster

- ***user***

  Suspend jobs belonging to specified user

- **-constraint** *expression*

  Suspend all jobs which match the job ClassAd expression constraint

- **-all**

  Suspend all the jobs in the queue

## EXIT STATUS

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

## EXAMPLES

To suspend all jobs except for a specific user:

```
$ condor_suspend -constraint 'Owner =!= "foo"'
```

Run *condor\_continue* to continue execution.

## 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.