Wenwu, > Thanks for much for your help. > > I added the "-flush" option so the configuration-file entry looks like: > > WMO > ^/home/gagecor/data/QPESUMS/conus/grid/([^/]*)/([^/]*)/([0-9A-Z]*.[A-Z]*.[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-1][0-9][0-3][0-9].[0-2][0-9][0-5][0-9]).gz > FILE -overwrite -flush > /verif_data/input_data/conus/q2_gc/\1/\2/\3.gz > > but it still does not stop the file appending. > > I double checked the pqact.conf and not found another pqact(1) > configuration-file entry. I also stop and start the ldm and make sure > there is only one pqact process. > > I have two ldm feeding servers to provide the same data, but I set them > working as PRIMARY and ALTERNATIVE servers. Like in ldmd.conf: > > REQUEST WMO ".*" 129.15.40.202 PRIMARY > REQUEST EXP ".*" 129.15.40.206 ALTERNATIVE > > Is there any other points I have to check? What character string lies between the "FILE" keyword and the "-overwrite" option in your pqact(1) configuration-file entry? It must be either a tab or a newline followed by one or more tabs. Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: QOQ-440372 Department: Support LDM Priority: Normal Status: Closed