Re: 19991108: I need some assistance

On Mon, 22 Nov 1999, McIDAS wrote:

> Rob,
> thanks for the tip.  Executing the command yielded some pretty
> interesting output:
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> ldm@breeze 1% bin/rpc.ldmd -vl - etc/ldmd.conf
> Nov 22 19:59:03 rpc.ldmd[21390]: Starting Up (built: Aug 22 1997
> 12:07:40)
> Nov 22 19:59:03 aqua[21329]: run_requester: Starting Up:
> aqua.atmos.uah.edu
> Nov 22 19:59:03 striker[21395]: run_requester: Starting Up:
> striker.atmos.albany.edu
> Nov 22 19:59:04 udp.ldmd[21382]: Starting Up
> Nov 22 19:59:30 aqua[21329]: pq_sequence: xdr_prod_info() failed
> Nov 22 19:59:30 striker[21395]: pq_sequence: xdr_prod_info() failed
> Nov 22 19:59:30 aqua[21329]: pq_last: seq:I/O error (errno = 5)
> Nov 22 19:59:30 aqua[21329]: run_requester: 19991122185903.945 TS_ENDT
> {{UNIDATA,  ".*"},{FSL2|MCIDAS,  ".*"}}
> Nov 22 19:59:30 striker[21395]: pq_last: seq:I/O error (errno = 5)
> Nov 22 19:59:30 striker[21395]: run_requester: 19991122185903.951
> TS_ENDT {{NLDN,  ".*"}}

Karla,

The first thing to check is that your machine time is correct. Also,
comment out the "exec pqact ...." line in your ldmd.conf file.  I would
also comment out the other request lines in the ldmd.conf until it runs
correctly.  What type of machine is this?  What's the output of top?

Robb...




 > Nov 22 19:59:36 rpc.ldmd[21390]: child 21416 terminated by
signal 6 > Nov 22 19:59:36 rpc.ldmd[21390]: Killing (SIGINT) process group
> Nov 22 19:59:36 rpc.ldmd[21390]: Interrupt
> Nov 22 19:59:36 rpc.ldmd[21390]: Exiting
> Nov 22 19:59:36 striker[21395]: Interrupt
> Nov 22 19:59:36 striker[21395]: Exiting
> Nov 22 19:59:36 aqua[21329]: Interrupt
> Nov 22 19:59:36 aqua[21329]: Exiting
> Nov 22 19:59:36 udp.ldmd[21382]: Interrupt
> Nov 22 19:59:36 udp.ldmd[21382]: Exiting
> Nov 22 19:59:36 rpc.ldmd[21390]: Terminating process group
> ldm@breeze 2% 
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> I got this output in less that a minute.  My guess is that the data
> stream is failing (but this wouldn't cause it to die) or something is
> externally killng it.  
> Karli
> 
> Robb Kambic wrote:
> > 
> > Karli,
> > 
> > Run the ldm from  home on the command line with the messages to the
> > screen, ie.
> > 
> > % bin/rpc.ldmd -vl - etc/ldmd.conf
> > 
> > This should give us a clue of the problem.
> > 
> > Robb...
> > 
> > On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Karli Lopez wrote:
> > 
> > > Rob,
> > >
> > > Hello again, I tried deleting the queue but unfortunately that wasn't
> > > the problem.  So I tried getting it into verbose mode by typing :
> > > kill -USR2 `cat ldmd.pid`
> > > but I got a "can't find pid" error.  Thinking at the moment that -USR2
> > > stood for the username I typed:
> > > kill -ldm `cat ldmd.pid`
> > > which apparently worked though I got a list of what seemed to me some
> > > unix commands in uppercase (or perhaps verbose information?) but when I
> > > checked the pid's the process wasn't running.
> > > Now, whenever I start ldm, it runs for a few seconds but immeadetly
> > > after, it crashes.  However the ldmd.log file is completely empty, so is
> > > the ldm-mcidas.log file, after the run. So I don't have a chance to get
> > > it back to the original mode.
> > > So I am completely confused as to what the problem might be.  Thanks
> > >
> > > Karli Lopez
> > >
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> > > > Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 09:38:37 -0700 (MST)
> > > > From: Robb Kambic
> > > > Subject: Re: 19991108: I need some assistance
> > > > In-reply-to: <address@hidden>
> > > > To: McIDAS
> > > > Cc: support-ldm ,
> > > >  Anne Wilson
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> > > > On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, Unidata Support wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > >To: address@hidden
> > > > > >From: McIDAS
> > > > > >Subject: I need some assistance
> > > > > >Organization: McIDAS proyect
> > > > > >Keywords: 199911061941.MAA06721
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm sorry that this message may be too informal (and perhaps vague), 
> > > > > but
> > > > > I am short on time at the moment.  For the past couple of months we've
> > > > > been having a weird problem with LDM where it shuts down for no 
> > > > > apparent
> > > > > reason and if you start it, will shut itself down the next day.  Now, 
> > > > > I
> > > > > haven't had the opportunity to get into it since It has been very hard
> > > > > lately to access this computer until now. I have no idea what it could
> > > > > be. Any assistance would be gladly appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Karli,
> > > >
> > > > It may be a corrupt queue causing the problem. I would do:
> > > >
> > > > % ldmadmin stop
> > > > % ldmadmin delqueue
> > > > % ldmadmin mkqueue
> > > > % ldmadmin start
> > > >
> > > > If this doesn't solve the problem, run the ldm in verbose mode. Look in
> > > > the HOME directory for file ldmd.pid, then do:
> > > >
> > > > % kill -USR2 `cat ldmd.pid`
> > > >
> > > > This will put the ldm in verbose mode, do it again and it puts the ldm
> > > > into debug mode.  Do it once more, returns the ldm to silent mode.  A 
> > > > word
> > > > of caution, your log files will be much larger because every ldm action 
> > > > is
> > > > written to the ldm file.  So when the ldm dies, you should be able to 
> > > > find
> > > > out the problem.
> > > >
> > > > Robb...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Karli Lopez
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > >
> > > > > ====================================================================
> > > > > Amos Winter                                  address@hidden
> > > > > Director
> > > > > Puerto Rico Climatology Center
> > > > > P.O. Box 9013
> > > > > Department of Marine Sciences                  phone: (787) 265-5416
> > > > > University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez             fax: (787) 265-2195
> > > > > Mayaguez, PR 00681-9013
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > ===============================================================================
> > > > Robb Kambic                                Unidata Program Center
> > > > Software Engineer III                      Univ. Corp for Atmospheric 
> > > > Research
> > > > address@hidden                   WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
> > > > ===============================================================================
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > 
> > ===============================================================================
> > 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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> Amos Winter                                  address@hidden
> Director
> Puerto Rico Climatology Center 
> P.O. Box 9013                           
> Department of Marine Sciences                  phone: (787) 265-5416    
> University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez             fax: (787) 265-2195
> Mayaguez, PR 00681-9013
> 

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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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