sacct command is used to read data from accounting database. This particular command will search for jobs of user jose, in past month:
sacct -u jose --format=jobid,user,jobname%22,partition,state%20,NodeList,Start,End,Elapsed --starttime=$(date --date='-1 month' +%Y-%m-%d)
(note the % symbol used to enhance correct table formatting - eg. %22 reserves 22 characters )
In example we see the job 1410269 was CANCELLED:
$ sacct
JobID JobName Partition Account AllocCPUS State ExitCode
------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------
1410269 sys/dashb+ cpu_int fzu_a_39 16 CANCELLED+ 0:0
1410269.bat+ batch fzu_a_39 16 CANCELLED 0:15
1410269.ext+ extern fzu_a_39 16 COMPLETED 0:0
$
Possible job states are:
FAILED: Typically caused by application errors, such as the program ending with a non-zero return code, a segmentation fault, etc.
OUT_OF_MEMORY: This occurs when the application attempts to allocate more memory than the reserved amount. It's important to note that the default memory allocation per job is proportional to the number of reserved CPUs. If your software has higher memory requirements, consider specifying the --mem argument in the sbatch script to request an appropriate amount of memory.
COMPLETED: Indicates that the job ended successfully, returning a zero return code.
CANCELLED by 30012: This status occurs when a user with UID 30012 cancels the job.
PENDING: Indicates that the job is waiting for available resources in the queue.
stdout and stderr can provide valuable diagnostic information when debugging.
stdoutstands for standard output, and it is one of the three standard data streams in a computer, along with standard input (stdin) and standard error (stderr). These streams are fundamental communication channels between a program and its environment.