Unable to run torque/pbs server on Ubuntu 16.04

Question

I downloaded the torque repo with

git clone https://github.com/adaptivecomputing/torque/

In my dockerfile I install it with

FROM nistmni/minc-toolkit:1.9.16

COPY "torque" "/execute/torque"

WORKDIR /execute/torque

RUN ./autogen.sh && \
    ./configure --prefix=$home && \
    make && \
    make install

This appears to work, and the various pbs commands are available in the PATH. (nistmni/minc-toolkit:1.9.16 is Ubuntu 16.04 64bit)

(I am currently root)

I now run

./torque.setup root localhost

Which from everything I've read is the first step to actually starting the server. But I get the following error(s):

set server operators += root@localhost
Can not resolve name for server bbdeb8fab105. (rc = -1 - )
Cannot resolve specified server host 'bbdeb8fab105'.
qmgr: cannot connect to server  (errno=15010) Access from host not allowed, or unknown host
ERROR: cannot set TORQUE admins
Can not resolve name for server bbdeb8fab105. (rc = -1 - )
Cannot resolve specified server host 'bbdeb8fab105'.
qterm: could not connect to server '' (15010) Access from host not allowed, or unknown host

Could any experienced torque users help?

Thank you.

Answer 1

It appears that the randomisation of the hostname in Docker is causing the issues. Before running

./torque.setup root

Call

echo "localhost" > /var/spool/torque/server_name