Deadline slave on linux

Dubbie2 · August 28, 2013, 4:40am

I am trying to install a deadline slave on a linux machine.

it is ubuntu server latest stable release.

I have installed mono-complete and installed the deadline client.

When I try to start the slave like so:

assembly@CompressionServer:/opt/Thinkbox/Deadline6/bin$ sudo ./deadlineslave

I get:

Checking slave startup lock file: /var/lib/Thinkbox/Deadline6/slaves/.lock Slave startup file is unlocked : cannot connect to X server

Can the slave not run in the terminal?

I plan to have this machine dedicated to RVIO jobs so don’t need a UI at all.

rrussell · August 28, 2013, 1:23pm

You should just have to pass the -nogui argument in the command line:

deadlineslave -nogui

Cheers,

Ryan

Dubbie2 · August 28, 2013, 8:34pm

that did the trick!

Dubbie2 · August 28, 2013, 10:08pm

I want to submit RVIO jobs from a standalone python script (triggered from a windows explorer right click context menu)
Is there a barebones submission script example anywhere?

The shipping RVIO scripts are huge and complicated. I was hoping that somewhere you might have a 10 line barebones example!

Rhys.

Dubbie2 · August 29, 2013, 4:56am

Nevermind.

Got it figured out.

Thanks!

R