o Use job_desc_msg_create_from_options() to build job_desc_msg for
   batch jobs (less places to update in future)

   to specified user.
 o New srun option --no-shell
 o Changed uid/gid_from_name () to uid/gid_from_string () and allow
   either user/group name or numerical user/group ID.
 o updated srun(1) documentation with new --no-shell option and
   changed semantics for --uid.

registration (in particular after changing state from UNKNOWN to DRAINING,
an inactive node was not registering to reset its state to DRAINED)

   of slurmd process.

    calls, improves performance and eliminates realloc failure on
    RH EL3 under extremely heavy workload apparently due to memory
    fragmentation

Requires setting counts in updated batch job launch request message.

bit_alloc calls.

    corresponding file descriptor for readability. Otherwise, srun
    and slurmd will spin when stdin file descriptors are full because
    pending data will always go unread. (gnats:434)

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specifying an infinite time limit.

time or node limits.

   indicate an infinite timelimit.

previously accepted.

timeout RPC is send (possible race condition in background threads).

  - send sigterm, pause 5 seconds then send sigkill.