Maseeh College computer resources are limited, and shared by students and faculty. If you have a long-running job for a school-related project, please warn the CAT. We refer to these long-running job as an "LRP" -- a "Long Running Process."

Send email to support@cat.pdx.edu with the following information:

Put "LRP on <hostname>" or "long-running process on <hostname>" in the Subject: line

Include the following in the body of your email:

• Your MCECS login name
• The hostname of the computer you're running the job on
• Whether you've locked the workstation or not (if so also put a note on the workstation -- see our guidelines for Locking Workstations)
  
• The approximate time the job will take to complete
  

If You Don't Send Email: 

It's not always possible to determine what constitutes an “intentional” long running  job. Therefore, unless we have been given prior notice by a user who wants to have a long running job, we will terminate it.

For Further Reference:

Unix and Linux processes may be run in the background while the user logs out. See our Unix Long Running Jobs vs. Runaways page for more information.

Windows LRPs require locking workstations. We have a page with guidelines for locking workstations in Windows, Linux, or Unix labs.