changing ensemble_copy_back to default False

Libensemble · Apr 29, 2020 · 5b91988 · 5b91988
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diff --git a/docs/data_structures/libE_specs.rst b/docs/data_structures/libE_specs.rst
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Specifications for libEnsemble::
         'ensemble_copy_back' [boolean] :
             Whether to copy back directories within ensemble_dir_path back to launch location.
             Useful if ensemble_dir placed on node-local storage.
-            Default: True
+            Default: False
         'sim_input_dir' [string] :
             Copy this directory and it's contents for each simulation-specific directory.
             If not using calculation directories, contents are copied to the ensemble directory.

diff --git a/docs/history_output.rst b/docs/history_output.rst
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ options. Each setting will be described in detail here:
   directory where libEnsemble was launched where workers copy back their simulation
   directories on a run's conclusion or an exception. Especially useful when
   ``'ensemble_dir_path'`` has been set to some scratch space or another temporary
-  location. Default: ``True``.
+  location. Default: ``False``.
 
 * ``'sim_input_dir'``: A path to a directory to copy for simulation
   directories. This directory and it's contents are copied to form the base

diff --git a/libensemble/libE_manager.py b/libensemble/libE_manager.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def __init__(self, hist, libE_specs, alloc_specs,
 
         if any([setting in self.libE_specs for setting in libE_spec_calc_dir_keys]):
             self.check_ensemble_dir(libE_specs)
-            if libE_specs.get('ensemble_copy_back', True):
+            if libE_specs.get('ensemble_copy_back', False):
                 Manager.make_copyback_dir(libE_specs)
 
     @staticmethod

diff --git a/libensemble/libE_worker.py b/libensemble/libE_worker.py
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ def _extract_H_ranges(Work):
 
     def _copy_back(self):
         """ Cleanup indication file & copy output to init dir, if specified"""
-        if os.path.isdir(self.prefix) and self.libE_specs.get('ensemble_copy_back', True):
+        if os.path.isdir(self.prefix) and self.libE_specs.get('ensemble_copy_back', False):
             copybackdir = os.path.join(self.startdir, os.path.basename(self.prefix))
             if os.path.basename(self.prefix) in os.listdir(self.startdir):
                 copybackdir += '_back'