Re: 19990121: LDM-5.0.6 Problem

Jim,

I don't have any suggestions now, but I plan to build the ldm on our BSD
machine to get any insights. Will let you know the results.

Robb...

On Thu, 21 Jan 1999, Jim Koermer wrote:

> Robb Kambic wrote:
> > 
> > On Thu, 21 Jan 1999, Unidata Support wrote:
> > 
> > > >To: address@hidden
> > > >From: Jim Koermer <address@hidden>
> > > >Subject: LDM-5.0.6 Problem
> > > >Organization: .
> > > >Keywords: 199901211542.IAA22899
> > >
> > > I have just finished installing LDM-5.0.6 on a FreeBSD machine. I'm
> > > feeding it with another of my machines. Data seems to be ingesting okay,
> > > but I can't seem to generate an ldmd.log, no matter what I have tried.
> > > Any ideas on what might be my problem?
> > >
> > >                               Jim
> > 
> > Jim,
> > 
> > There is no /etc/syslog.pid file on BSD, so one has to use the killall
> > command. I would first test it from the command line aw user root.
> > 
> > % /usr/bin/killall -HUP syslogd
> >
> 
> It seemed to work. At least, I didn't get any error messages.
>  
> > If that works, then create a new hupsyslog in the bin directory by making
> > a hupsyslog shell script.
> > 
> > #! /bin/sh
> > #
> > # Script to send a SIGHUP to syslog(8), causing it to close and reopen
> > # all log files.
> > # NB: Must be run by root or the killall(1) will fail;
> > #
> > /usr/bin/killall -HUP syslogd || exit 1
> > 
> > Then execute these commands as root to make the correct permissions:
> > 
> > % chmod 550 hupsyslog
> > % chown root hupsyslog
> > % chmod u+srwx,g+rwx,o+rx hupsyslog
> >
> 
> I did all of the above.
>  
> > If syslogd doesn't get a HUP, then it doesn't know about the ldmd.log
> > file.  For sanity sake, you did edit syslog.conf and add local0.debug etc
> 
> These items were done before my initial attempts.
> 
> > and did a touch on the ldmd.log file.
> >
> 
> This was also done. 
> > Review at:
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/ldm/ldmPreInstallList.html#s8
> > 
> 
> I followed this guidance line by line.
> 
> Robb,
> 
> I'm still getting no ldmd.log file, even though everything else seems to
> be working okay.
> 
> I did build LDM 5.0.3 on an older FreeBSD machine several years ago and
> it has been working fine and building a log file without problem. I
> tried cross checking each configuration item and still am not turning up
> any clues.
> 
>                                       Jim
> 
>                               Jim
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> James P. Koermer                  E-Mail: address@hidden
> Professor of Meteorology          Office Phone: (603)535-2325
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Robb Kambic                                Unidata Program Center
Software Engineer III                      Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research
address@hidden             WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
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