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Gregg, > I have the following in pqact.conf > > EXP ^rtstats-LDMVERSION/LDMHOST/FEEDTYPE/PRODUCT_ORIGIN > FILE data/rtstats/%Y%m%d%h%M > > > and files are not being written to. > > Do I need to specify each LDMVERSION, LDMHOST, FEEDTYP, and > PRODUCT_ORIGIN verbatim or is there an environmental > variable/substitution? The second field of a pqact(1) configuration-file entry is an extended regular expression for matching product-identifiers, so you probably want something more like this EXP<tab>^rtstats-([^/]*)/([^/]*)/([^/]*)/([^/]*)<tab>FILE<tab>-flush data/rtstats/\3/%Y%m%dT%H%M where <tab> means a tab character. For more information, see <http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/ldm/ldm-current/basics/pqact.conf.html>. You can check the format of a pqact(1) configuration file via the command "ldmadmin pqactcheck -p <path>", where <path> is the pathname of the pqact(1) file. You can cause all running pqact(1) processes to re-read their configuration-files via the command "ldmadmin pqactHUP". > Some of the entries I see when looking at ldmadmin watch include: > > May 20 16:27:59 pqutil INFO: 148 20080520162758.489 WMO > 19395 NXUS63 KEAX 201627 /pGSMEAX > May 20 16:27:59 pqutil INFO: 180 20080520162758.490 EXP > 622 rtstats-6.6.3/rhesrv11.spc.noaa.gov/WMO/rhesrv11.spc.noaa.gov > May 20 16:27:59 pqutil INFO: 184 20080520162758.490 EXP > 623 > rtstats-6.6.3/rhesrv11.spc.noaa.gov/EXP/branch.nsstc.nasa.gov_v_216.38.81.29 > May 20 16:27:59 pqutil INFO: 185 20080520162758.490 EXP > 624 > rtstats-6.6.3/rhesrv11.spc.noaa.gov/EXP/cf1.midds.jsc.nasa.gov_v_216.38.81.29 > May 20 16:27:59 pqutil INFO: 183 20080520162758.490 EXP > 625 > rtstats-6.6.3/rhesrv11.spc.noaa.gov/EXP/memphis.protect.nssl_v_216.38.81.28 > May 20 16:27:59 pqutil INFO: 194 20080520162758.490 EXP > 626 > rtstats-6.6.3/rhesrv11.spc.noaa.gov/EXP/rhesrv11.spc.noaa.gov_v_localhost.localdomain > May 20 16:27:59 pqutil INFO: 148 20080520162758.548 WMO > 19396 NXUS67 PAJK 201627 /pGSMACG > > > Thanks, > Gregg Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: TVU-725269 Department: Support LDM Priority: Normal Status: Closed