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Account Structure

User creation scripts separate users into advisor/student groups:

Account Association Example

sacctmgr show assoc
             Account                           User MaxJobs GrpJobs                  QOS
-------------------- ------------------------------ ------- ------- --------------------
        grp_advisor1                                                              normal
        grp_advisor1                 slurm_advisor1                               normal
        grp_advisor1               slurm_g202301234                               normal
        grp_advisor2                                                              normal
        grp_advisor2                 slurm_advisor2                               normal
        grp_advisor2               slurm_g202305678                               normal
        grp_advisor2               slurm_s202291011                               normal

Each group contains:

  • Group account: grp_advisorname
  • Advisor user: slurm_advisorname
  • Student users: slurm_g202xxxxxx or slurm_s202xxxxxx

See also Resource Limits (QoS) and Deadline Budgets & QoS, which both build on this account structure.