[Datastream #OKF-212399]: core dumps on unidata2-new

From the /var/adm/messages line

Aug 19 18:03:14 unidata2-new.ssec.wisc.edu genunix: [ID 603404 kern.notice] 
NOTICE: core_log: dcgrib2[20848] core dumped: 
/data/core/core.dcgrib2.20848.u8858

I trace process ID 20848 to the following entries in ~ldm/logs/ldmd.log

Aug 19 18:03:14 unidata2-new.ssec.wisc.edu pqact[18665] ERROR: pipe_put(): 
write error: pid=20848, cmd=(decoders/dcgrib2 -v 1 -d 
data/gempak/logs/dcgrib2_fnmoc.log -e GEMTBL=/home/gempak/NAWIPS/gempak/tables)
Aug 19 18:03:14 unidata2-new.ssec.wisc.edu pqact[18665] ERROR: Deleting failed 
PIPE entry: pid=20848, cmd="decoders/dcgrib2 -v 1 -d 
data/gempak/logs/dcgrib2_fnmoc.log -e GEMTBL=/home/gempak/NAWIPS/gempak/tables" 
[filel.c:288]
Aug 19 18:03:14 unidata2-new.ssec.wisc.edu pqact[18665] WARN: child 20848 
terminated by signal 11

and in ~ldm/data/gempak/logs/ I see the dcgrib2_fnmoc.log file was over 2 GB in 
size!  I created a new logfile for the fnmoc feed and so far have not see any 
further DCGRIB -11 errors in the new log.  I think this problem was caused by 
not rotating the GEMPAK grib decoder logs.

-Michael James
Unidata





> Hi Tom
> 
> Thanks for all the information. I'll make some notes.
> 
> Be well.
> 
> Douglas
> 
> On 8/19/13 12:26 PM, Unidata GEMPAK Support wrote:
> > Hi Douglas,
> >
> > re:
> >> We are seeing a lot of core dump messages this morning on unidata2-new
> >> for dcgrib2 procs.
> > OK, thanks for letting us know.  Since 'dcgrib2' is a GEMPAK decoder, I
> > will pass the information along to our GEMPAK person.
> >
> > re:
> >> I thought I might try to restart xcd via xcdadmin but I do not know how
> >> xcd is started on unidata2-new.
> > Why did you want to restart XCD?  Perhaps you thought that 'dcgrib2' is
> > not a McIDAS XCD routine?
> >
> > re:
> > It appears to be running under ldm but
> >> the config file shows oper as the admin user:
> >>
> >> xcd_admin="oper"
> >> xcd_admin_home="/home/oper"
> >> xcd_admin_profile="$xcd_admin_home/.profile"
> >>
> >> It does not look like the file was updated recently.
> >>
> >> Here is a sample of the error messages we are seeing in /var/adm/messages:
> >>
> >> Aug 19 16:52:30 unidata2-new.ssec.wisc.edu genunix: [ID 603404 
> >> kern.notice] NOTICE: core_log: dcgrib2[6390] core dumped: 
> >> /data/core/core.dcgrib2.6390.u8858
> >> Aug 19 16:52:36 unidata2-new.ssec.wisc.edu genunix: [ID 603404 
> >> kern.notice] NOTICE: core_log: dcgrib2[6656] core dumped: 
> >> /data/core/core.dcgrib2.6656.u8858
> >>
> >> The error state has existed for almost 4 hours as I type this.
> > The McIDAS-XCD decoders running on unidata2-new are from the Unidata
> > McIDAS-X/XCD distribution.  This installation eliminates the use of
> > an 'oper' account; the running of the XCD data monitors and decoding
> > processes is handled in the 'ldm' account, and the configuration of
> > the XCD data monitors, etc. is handled in the 'mcidas' account.  I
> > eliminated the 'oper' part of McIDAS installations in the Unidata
> > McIDAS-X/XCD release as soon as XCD was allowed (by Bob Fox and
> > then Tom Achtor) to be bundled with Unidata McIDAS.  This was over
> > 12 years ago (I think).
> >
> > Anyway, the problem is with a GEMPAK decoder run from an 'ldm'
> > pattern-action file.  I will let our GEMPAK guy know that the
> > installation on the machine needs attending to.
> >
> > re:
> >> Thanks in advance.
> > Sorry for the confusion...
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Tom
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: OKF-212399
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Open