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[LDM #DEE-985898]: directory question

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  • Subject: [LDM #DEE-985898]: directory question
  • Date: Tue, 05 May 2009 14:49:39 -0600
Michael,

> One of our field offices reports that their ldm data directory is filling up
> and requires a restart of ldm to clear out the directory.  If they run the
> command lsof, they see several files that remain open even though ldm has
> loaded the data.  These files remain and over time more open files fill the
> directory.  Have you encountered a similar problem elsewhere?  I'm not sure
> what might be causing this problem.

The pqact(1) backend program of the LDM system will keep a file open unless the 
"-close" option has been specified or the associated file-descriptor is needed 
for another action.  Could this be what's happening?

> Thanks,
> 
> Michael Johnson
> 
> NWS-CRH

Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: DEE-985898
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed