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+#!/usr/bin/expect
+############################################################################
+# Purpose: Test of SLURM functionality
+#          Validate scontrol update command for nodes.
+#
+# Output:  "TEST: #.#" followed by "SUCCESS" if test was successful, OR
+#          "FAILURE: ..." otherwise with an explanation of the failure, OR
+#          anything else indicates a failure mode that must be investigated.
+############################################################################
+# Copyright (C) 2002 The Regents of the University of California.
+# Produced at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (cf, DISCLAIMER).
+# Written by Moe Jette <jette1@llnl.gov>
+# UCRL-CODE-2002-040.
+# 
+# This file is part of SLURM, a resource management program.
+# For details, see <http://www.llnl.gov/linux/slurm/>.
+#  
+# SLURM is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+# 
+# SLURM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+# WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+# details.
+# 
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with SLURM; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA.
+############################################################################
+source ./globals
+
+set test_id       "3.4"
+set authorized    1
+set exit_code     0
+set file_in       "test$test_id.input"
+set job_id        0
+set new_prio      1
+set read_priority 0
+
+print_header $test_id
+
+#
+# Delete left-over input script
+# Build input script file
+#
+exec $bin_rm -f $file_in
+exec echo "#!$bin_bash"          >$file_in
+exec echo "$srun $bin_sleep 60" >>$file_in
+exec $bin_chmod 700 $file_in
+
+#
+# Submit a job so we have something to work with
+#
+spawn $srun --batch --output=/dev/null --error=/dev/null -t1 --hold $file_in
+expect {
+	-re "jobid ($number) submitted" {
+		set job_id $expect_out(1,string)
+		exp_continue
+	}
+	timeout {
+		send_user "\nFAILURE: srun not responding\n"
+		kill_srun
+		set exit_code 1
+		exp_continue
+	}
+	eof {
+		wait
+	}
+}
+exec $bin_rm -f $file_in
+if {$job_id == 0} {
+	send_user "\nFAILURE: srun failed to initiate job\n"
+	exit 1
+}
+
+#
+# Record that job's state
+#
+spawn  $scontrol show job $job_id
+expect {
+
+	timeout {
+		send_user "\nFAILURE: scontrol not responding\n"
+		set exit_code 1
+	}
+	eof {
+		wait
+	}
+}
+
+#
+# Change that job's priority
+#
+spawn $scontrol update JobId=$job_id Priority=$new_prio 
+expect {
+	-re "slurm_update error: ($alpha_numeric) ($alpha_numeric)" {
+		set access_err 0
+		set err_msg1 $expect_out(1,string)
+		set err_msg2 $expect_out(2,string)
+		if {[string compare $err_msg1 "Access"] == 0} {
+			set access_err 1
+		}
+		if {[string compare $err_msg2 "denied"] == 0} {
+			set access_err 1
+		}
+		if {$access_err == 1} {
+			send_user "\nWARNING: User not authorized to modify jobs\n"
+			exit $exit_code
+		} else {
+			set authorized 0
+		}
+		exp_continue
+	}
+	timeout {
+		send_user "\nFAILURE: scontrol not responding\n"
+		set exit_code 1
+	}
+	eof {
+		wait
+	}
+}
+
+#
+# Validate that job's new priority
+#
+spawn  $scontrol show job $job_id
+expect {
+	-re "Priority=($number)" {
+		set read_priority $expect_out(1,string)
+		exp_continue
+	}
+	timeout {
+		send_user "\nFAILURE: scontrol not responding\n"
+		set exit_code 1
+	}
+	eof {
+		wait
+	}
+}
+if {$new_prio != $read_priority} {
+	send_user "\nFAILURE: scontrol priority change error\n"
+	set exit_code 1
+}
+
+cancel_job $job_id
+if {$exit_code == 0} {
+	send_user "\nSUCCESS\n"
+}
+exit $exit_code
+