From 571b9dbf108316e7307b12454ec81e9902faee09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kenneth Hoste <kenneth.hoste@ugent.be>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:32:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] set $LMOD_SHORT_TIME to prevent Lmod from creating a user
 cache

---
 init/eessi_environment_variables | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/init/eessi_environment_variables b/init/eessi_environment_variables
index d2daf40ace..e3ab99805f 100644
--- a/init/eessi_environment_variables
+++ b/init/eessi_environment_variables
@@ -116,7 +116,11 @@ if [ -d $EESSI_PREFIX ]; then
         else
           error "Lmod SitePackage.lua file not found at $lmod_sitepackage_file"
         fi
-       
+
+        # set time until user cache is created to 1 day (86400 seconds),
+        # to prevent that Lmod ever creates one (since it will quickly go stale)
+        export LMOD_SHORT_TIME=86400
+
         if [ ! -z $EESSI_BASIC_ENV ]; then
           show_msg "Only setting up basic environment, so we're done"
         elif [ -d $EESSI_SOFTWARE_PATH ]; then