The fix for the issue was surprisingly easy to deploy. Users should no longer encounter this issue. Please let us know at chtc@cs.wisc.edu if you do!
Posted Jan 09, 2026 - 15:27 CST
Update
Slight correction: without "max_idle", you can submit up to 10,000 jobs per submission and you can have up to 50,000 jobs total in the queue. ("Done" jobs generally do not count against the total in the queue.)
Posted Jan 09, 2026 - 14:47 CST
Identified
We've identified an issue where submit files that have "max_idle" (and related keywords) may not create jobs when submitted with "condor_submit". We have narrowed down the source of the bug, but do not have a fix at this time (and probably not before the weekend).
If you will have less than 10,000 jobs in the queue, we recommend removing this option from your submit file. If you will more than 10,000 jobs in the queue, you may want to consider removing this option and manually submitting your jobs in batches such that the total number jobs stays under the 10,000 job limit.
We appreciate your patience while we work to deploy a fix for this issue.
Posted Jan 09, 2026 - 13:57 CST
This incident affects: High Throughput Computing (HTC) System (Access Points).