Temporarily enable root privileges

Temporarily enable root privileges if you need to perform tasks as root.

LSF does not allow root execution privileges for jobs from local and remote hosts. Any actions that you would perform in LSF with root privileges must instead be performed as the LSF administrator.

If you need to temporarily run LSF commands with root privileges, specify LSF_ROOT_USER=Y in the lsf.conf file. When you are done, you must disable this parameter to ensure that your cluster remains secure.

If you need to temporarily run LSF License Scheduler commands with root privileges, specify LS_ROOT_USER=Y in the lsf.licensescheduler file. This parameter allows the root user to run the bladmin, blkill, globauth, and taskman commands. When you are done, you must disable this parameter to ensure that your cluster remains secure.

If you need to enable root privileges on hosts for LSF Application Center, LSF RTM, or LSF Explorer, specify a space-separated lists of hosts in the LSF_ADDON_HOSTS in the lsf.conf file. The root users on these specified hosts can remotely execute commands. You must also set LSF_DISABLE_LSRUN=N in the lsf.conf file to enable hosts that are running LSF Application Center to use the lsrun and lsgrun commands.