# Submit-failed limit reached

**URL:** <https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/submit-failed-limit-reached/2188>\
**Category:** Unified Model\
**Tags:** ARCHER2\
**Created:** [1 October 2026 09:02 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/submit-failed-limit-reached/2188 "2026-10-01T09:02:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![mollymac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@mollymac](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/u/mollymac)\
**Post date:** [1 October 2026 09:02 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/submit-failed-limit-reached/2188/1 "2026-10-01T09:02:50Z")

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Hi,

All my jobs are going straight to ‘submit-failed’

In my job-activity.log I have:

(ln01) 2026-10-01T08:55:44Z [STDERR] sbatch: error: AssocMaxCpuMinutesPerJobLimit  
(ln01) 2026-10-01T08:55:44Z [STDERR] sbatch: error: Batch job submission failed: Job violates accounting/QOS policy (job submit limit, user’s size and/or time limits)

I am using ‘n02-chem’

Please could somebody take a look?

Thank you,

Molly

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**Author:** ![RosalynHatcher](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/rosalynhatcher/32/11_2.png) [@RosalynHatcher](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/u/RosalynHatcher)\
**Post date:** [1 October 2026 11:29 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/submit-failed-limit-reached/2188/2 "2026-10-01T11:29:32Z")

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Hi Molly,

`n02-chem` has run out of budget. I’ve put in a little more.

Can you let me know how many more CUs you will be needing please?

Cheers,  
Ros

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**Author:** ![mollymac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@mollymac](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/u/mollymac)\
**Post date:** [1 October 2026 14:19 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/submit-failed-limit-reached/2188/3 "2026-10-01T14:19:40Z")

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Hi Ros,

Thank you very much! I think I will need about 1500-1600 CUs to complete my runs. That’s based on ~10 CU’s per month for 13 years run, does that sound like a reasonable estimate? Would that be ok?

Thank you,

Molly

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**Author:** ![mollymac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@mollymac](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/u/mollymac)\
**Post date:** [8 October 2026 19:38 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/submit-failed-limit-reached/2188/4 "2026-10-08T19:38:41Z")

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> [@mollymac](#):
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> 2026-10-01T08:55:44Z [STDERR] sbatch: error: A

Hi Ros,

I think n02-chem has run out of budget again, would it be possible to top it up again?

Thank you,

Molly

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**Author:** ![RosalynHatcher](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/rosalynhatcher/32/11_2.png) [@RosalynHatcher](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/u/RosalynHatcher)\
**Post date:** [9 October 2026 08:51 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/submit-failed-limit-reached/2188/5 "2026-10-09T08:51:05Z")

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Hi Molly,

Topped up.

Cheers,  
Ros

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**Author:** ![mollymac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@mollymac](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/u/mollymac)\
**Post date:** [19 October 2026 09:21 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/submit-failed-limit-reached/2188/6 "2026-10-19T09:21:31Z")

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Hi Rosalyn,

Apologies n02-chem has run out of budget again, please could it be topped up?

Thank you,

Molly

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**Author:** ![RosalynHatcher](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/rosalynhatcher/32/11_2.png) [@RosalynHatcher](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/u/RosalynHatcher)\
**Post date:** [19 October 2026 10:33 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/submit-failed-limit-reached/2188/7 "2026-10-19T10:33:59Z")

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Hi Molly,

Topped up.

Cheers,  
Ros