From 7fc7e3730f66632e841b34a6c5db69d3d24a64e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marcos Bento <Marcos.Bento@ecmwf.int>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 12:46:50 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Allow using ecflow_start.sh for EMOS

Defining variable ECFLOW_ALLOW_LOCAL allows to circumvent the
restriction of running ecFlow on the HPC

Re ECFLOW-1991
---
 tools/ecflow_start.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/ecflow_start.sh b/tools/ecflow_start.sh
index 6a8598fb8..b2fb2c3fc 100755
--- a/tools/ecflow_start.sh
+++ b/tools/ecflow_start.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 ###        Will start the ecflow_server in the background, using user id
 ###        to make a unique port number.
 
-if [[ $(hostname) = a[a-d]?-*.bullx ]]; then
+if [[ $(hostname) = a[a-d]?-*.bullx && -z ${ECFLOW_ALLOW_LOCAL+x} ]]; then
     echo "To use an ecFlow server on the Atos HPC at ECMWF, please read instructions: https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/UDOC/HPC2020%3A+Using+ecFlow"
     exit 0
 fi