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On Mon, 16 Oct 2000, Unidata Support wrote: > > ------- Forwarded Message > > >To: address@hidden > >From: Dave Dempsey <address@hidden> > >Subject: LDM problem: no log file > >Organization: UCAR/Unidata > >Keywords: 200010161808.e9GI8f407690 > > I'm in the process of switching our IDD note from norte.sfsu.edu to > enso.sfsu.edu, an UltraSPARC 10 running Solaris 2.7. I did an LDM 5.1.2 > source installation (following instructions on Unidata's WWWeb site), > edited ldmd.conf and ldmadmin to reflect my local configuration, and > fired it up. Result: no log file, though we get data. > > I checked the Unidata mail files for guidance and found one relevant > exchange, which led me to check permissions on the logs directory and > the ldmd.log file, both of which appear to be fine. I also killed and > restarted syslogd, which did not solve the problem. I now beg for help, though > I suppose if I had to I could try to fall back to our original configuration > and wait until next week's Unidata LDM workshop. Dave, Sometimes it takes a couple attemps to get syslog to write to the ldmd.log file. Instead of manually starting and stopping syslog, use the LDM command hupsyslog, % hupsyslog Did you configure /etc/syslog.conf for the LDM logs? Also the white space in the syslog.conf file are tabs not spaces. For detail info. look at: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/ldm/ldmPreInstallList.html#s8 Your can also test syslog with the following: Test with the following csh script: % foreach level (err warning notice info) ? echo $level | logger -i -t test -p local0.$level ? end Your logfile should have some lines sort of like this: Jul 24 02:49:28 zeppo test[26767]: err Jul 24 02:49:28 zeppo test[26769]: warning Jul 24 02:49:28 zeppo test[26771]: notice Jul 24 02:49:28 zeppo test[26773]: info For more details, look at the README in the distribution: ~LDHHOME/ldm-5.1.2/src/ulog/README Robb... > > Here is some information that might be relevant: > > ldm_enso% ldmadmin config > > hostname: enso.sfsu.edu > ldmhome: /usr/local/unidata/ldm > bin path: /usr/local/unidata/ldm/bin > conf file: /usr/local/unidata/ldm/etc/ldmd.conf > log file: /usr/local/unidata/ldm/logs/ldmd.log > data path: /usr/local/unidata/ldm/data > product queue: /usr/local/unidata/ldm/data/ldm.pq > queue size: 250000000 bytes > PID file: /usr/local/unidata/ldm/ldmd.pid > LDMHOSTNAME: enso.sfsu.edu > PATH: > /usr/local/unidata/ldm/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/ucb > > :/usr/usb:/usr/etc:/etc:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/opt/SUNWspro/bin:/usr/ccs/bin: > > /usr/local/unidata/ldm/bin:./:/usr/local/bin:/usr/ucb:/usr/local/wxp/bin:/h/unid > ata/bin:/h/unidata/src/decoders/bin:/usr/local/wxp/scripts:/usr/local/ldm/script > s:/usr/openwin/bin:/usr/openwin/bin/xview:/usr/local/vni/wave/bin:/usr/local/net > pbm > > ldm_enso% echo $LDMHOME > /usr/local/unidata/ldm > > ldm_enso% cd $LDMHOME > /usr/local/unidata/ldm > > ldm_enso% ls -l > total 28 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 ldm sdmgrp 11 Oct 13 16:17 bin -> runtime/bin/ > lrwxrwxrwx 1 ldm sdmgrp 3 Oct 14 14:04 data -> /de/ > drwxrwxr-x 2 ldm sdmgrp 512 Oct 15 14:37 etc/ > lrwxrwxrwx 1 ldm sdmgrp 15 Oct 13 16:17 include -> > runtime/include / > drwxrwxr-x 7 ldm sdmgrp 512 Oct 14 13:47 ldm-5.1.2/ > -rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm sdmgrp 5 Oct 16 10:30 ldmd.pid > lrwxrwxrwx 1 ldm sdmgrp 11 Oct 13 16:17 lib -> runtime/lib/ > drwxrwxr-x 2 ldm sdmgrp 1024 Oct 16 09:58 logs/ > lrwxrwxrwx 1 ldm sdmgrp 9 Oct 13 16:16 runtime -> ldm-5.1.2/ > > ldm_enso% ls -l logs > -rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm sdmgrp 889 Oct 16 05:58 2000101612.stats > -rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm sdmgrp 889 Oct 16 06:58 2000101613.stats > -rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm sdmgrp 889 Oct 16 08:15 2000101614.stats > -rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm sdmgrp 889 Oct 16 08:58 2000101615.stats > -rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm sdmgrp 889 Oct 16 09:58 2000101616.stats > -rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm sdmgrp 889 Oct 16 10:55 2000101617.stats > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm sdmgrp 2176 Oct 15 13:33 ldmbinstats.upc > -rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm sdmgrp 0 Oct 14 14:02 ldmd.log > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm sdmgrp 5458 Oct 15 13:00 netcheck.log > > ldm_enso% cd ../bin > /usr/local/unidata/ldm/runtime/bin > > ldm_enso% lstm > total 7266 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root other 5 Oct 15 14:58 afos -> pqing* > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root other 5 Oct 15 14:58 ddplus -> pqing* > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root other 5 Oct 15 14:58 dds -> pqing* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 117848 Oct 15 14:54 feedme* > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root other 5 Oct 15 14:58 feedtest -> pqing* > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root other 5 Oct 15 14:58 hds -> pqing* > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root other 5 Oct 15 14:58 hrs -> pqing* > -rwsrwxr-x 1 root sdmgrp 23240 Oct 15 14:58 hupsyslog* > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root other 5 Oct 15 14:58 ids -> pqing* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 24283 Oct 15 12:23 ldmadmin* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 24204 Oct 15 15:01 ldmadmin.orig* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 24282 Oct 15 13:44 ldmadmin_001015* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 24283 Oct 15 12:23 ldmadmin_enso* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 24282 Oct 15 13:44 ldmadmin_norte* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 23617 Oct 15 14:43 ldmcheck* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 7276 Oct 15 14:43 ldmfail* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 113628 Oct 15 14:55 ldmping* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 6813 Oct 15 14:43 ldmprods* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 115216 Oct 15 14:54 ldmsend* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 4914 Oct 15 14:43 mailpqstats* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 9016 Oct 15 14:43 netcheck* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 518 Oct 14 13:47 newlog* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 115472 Oct 15 14:54 notifyme* > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root other 5 Oct 15 14:58 pps -> pqing* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 254408 Oct 15 14:54 pqact* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 212432 Oct 15 14:54 pqbinstats* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 200424 Oct 15 14:54 pqcat* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 184960 Oct 15 14:54 pqcreate* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 191820 Oct 15 14:54 pqexpire* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 312444 Oct 15 14:54 pqing* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 208976 Oct 15 14:54 pqinsert* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 187592 Oct 15 14:54 pqmon* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 231868 Oct 15 14:54 pqsend* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 243848 Oct 15 14:54 pqsurf* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 234592 Oct 15 14:54 pqutil* > -rwsrwxr-x 1 root sdmgrp 372000 Oct 15 14:58 rpc.ldmd* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 3430 Oct 14 13:48 scour* > -rwxrwxr-x 1 ldm sdmgrp 7403 Oct 15 14:43 syscheck* > > Would anything else be of help? > > -- Dave > > **************************************************************** > * | __ __ \|/ * > * Dr. Dave Dempsey | ) ^ /|| ||\ --0-- * > * Dept. of Geosciences |) ) ^ / ||_|| \ /|\ * > * San Francisco State University | ) ) / | _ | \ * > * 1600 Holloway Ave. |) )/ || || \ * > * San Francisco, CA 94132 | ) ) ||_|| \ * > * |) ) ) | _ | \ * > * Phone: (415) 338-7716 | ) ) || || \ * > * FAX: (415) 338-7705 |) ) )~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* > * Email: address@hidden | ) ) ) ~ ~ ~ ~ * > * |) ) ) ) ~ ~ ~ * > **************************************************************** > > > ------- End of Forwarded Message > > =============================================================================== Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ ===============================================================================