Python API: samAdmin v8_1_5
samAdmin.purgeZombieProjects()

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This is the python interface to the command 'samadmin purge zombie projects'.
Command Description:

This command is used to artificially terminate projects
by inserting an endDate and setting the projectStatus to 'unknown'.
It will not remove projects that are still registered
in the naming service.

It is useful when lots of projects have died abnormal deaths
without properly notifying the station and/or DB, hence are
still using up a valuable slot in the quota for this workgroup
on the station.


Python Usage:
	from SamAdmin import samAdmin
	result = samAdmin.purgeZombieProjects(...)

Return value: 

Arguments are passed as keyword-value pairs, as in:
	 myfunc(arg1='myarg', arg2='anotherarg', d=1)

Argument Keyword Description:
	(*) indicates that this keyword is required
	>>> indicates that either the API object or the CLI equivalent (<<<) is required
====================================================================================================================================
    KEYWORD                    DATA TYPE            DESCRIPTION
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    c                          SamBoolean           automatically close all servants after each method call
    connect                    string               oracle username/password for connecting to this database
    corbaCallTimeout           int                  time in seconds for CORBA method calls to return before timing out (default: 0; zero implies no timeout)
    d                          SamBoolean           debug mode
    group                      string               limit to zombies running in this group
    retryInterval              int                  retry interval base in seconds; will multiply this base times retryCount (default: 5)
    retryJitter                int                  retry jitter, random jitter added to base retry interval times retryCount (default: 5)
    retryMaxCount              int                  number of times to retry CORBA calls for retriable exceptions (default: 25; zero implies no retries)
    s                          SamBoolean           retrySilently mode (do not issue messages to stderr on proxy retries)
(*) startedBefore              SamTime              purge the projects that were started before this date
    station                    string               limit to zombies on this station
    t                          SamBoolean           time-it mode (print additional info on timings)
    test                       SamBoolean           do NOT actually purge the projects, just test the algorithm
    user                       string               limit to zombies running under this username
    v                          SamBoolean           verbose mode
====================================================================================================================================

Environment Defaults:
	c = os.environ['SAM_PYAPI_AUTO_CLOSE_SERVANTS']
	connect = os.environ['SAM_ORACLE_CONNECT']
	corbaCallTimeout = os.environ['SAM_PYAPI_CORBA_CALL_TIMEOUT']
	retryInterval = os.environ['SAM_PYAPI_RETRY_INTERVAL']
	retryJitter = os.environ['SAM_PYAPI_RETRY_JITTER']
	retryMaxCount = os.environ['SAM_PYAPI_RETRY_MAX_COUNT']
	s = os.environ['SAM_PYAPI_RETRY_SILENTLY']
	station = os.environ['SAM_STATION']



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