The jobs I try to run in Terminal hang, while those I try to submit give an id which then yields nothing when I request results. They are visible in Xgrid Admin as "pending" but nothing can persuade them to change that status.
• I found out that xgrid logs to /var/log/system.log
Depending on what I've been doing, I get a variety of errors there. At one point I had (in part):
Nov 11 17:04:50 localhost xgridagentd[20]: Notice: agent connected to controller "localhost" address "127.0.0.1" port "4111"
Nov 11 17:04:50 localhost xgridagentd[20]: Warning: agent error opening connection to controller "localhost" (error = Close requested)
Nov 11 17:04:57 localhost xgridcontrollerd[19]: Notice: controller role changed to MASTER
As I say, a huge variety of errors and no consistency. Sometimes complaints about passwords, sometimes about databases. Sometimes things closing on their own. The kitchen sink.
It
sudo cat /etc/xgrid/agent/com.apple.xgrid.agent.plist.default
<key>OnlyWhenIdle</key>
<false/>(But note that this value does not track with what is set in System Preferences). And anyway, I activated the screensaver and let it run for 15 minutes. No jobs ran.
And it is not a password issue. I got rid of all password requirements using both Xgrid Sharing and XgridLite, and confirmed it by looking with my own eyes at the plist files.
But miracle of miracles, I sit down to write a final post telling Apple that it's over between us, and leave Xgrid Admin open on my Desktop. I look over from blogger and see this:
It fixed itself! I'm speechless.
