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Hsie, > rainbow:[47]% ls -l ldm-6.8.1/bin/rpc.ldmd > -rwxr-xr-x 1 ldm unidata 206494 Aug 25 10:57 ldm-6.8.1/bin/rpc.ldmd There's the problem: the LDM program, bin/rpc.ldmd, isn't owned by root or setuid. Do the following: 1. Go to the directory "~ldm/ldm-6.8.1/src" 2. As root, execute the command "make install_setuids" For more information on this installation-step, see <http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/ldm/ldm-6.8.1/basics/source-install-steps.html#build>. > rainbow:[48]% ldmadmin config > > hostname: rainbow.al.noaa.gov > os: Linux > release: 2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 > ldmhome: /home/ldm > LDM version: 6.8.0 > PATH: > /home/ldm/bin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/opt/pgi/linux86-64/8.0-3/bin:/opt/intel/fce/10.1.008/bin:/opt/sun/sunstudio12/bin:/usr/local/ncarg/bin:/home/ldm/bin:/home/ldm/decoders/bin:/home/ldm/util:/home/mcidas/linux/bin:/home/mcidas/util:. > bin path: /home/ldm/bin > etc path: /home/ldm/etc > log path: /home/ldm/logs > data path: /home/ldm/data > LDM conf file: /home/ldm/etc/ldmd.conf > pqact(1) conf file: /home/ldm/etc/pqact.conf > scour(1) conf file: /home/ldm/etc/scour.conf > product queue: /home/ldm/data/ldm.pq > queue size: 4G bytes > queue slots: default > pqsurf(1) path: /home/ldm/data/pqsurf.pq > pqsurf(1) size: 2M > IP address: 140.172.240.190 > port: 388 > PID file: /home/ldm/ldmd.pid > Lock file: /home/ldm/.ldmadmin.lck > ldmadmin(1) conf file: /home/ldm/etc/ldmadmin-pl.conf > maximum clients: 256 > maximum latency: 3600 > time offset: 3600 > log file: /home/ldm/logs/ldmd.log > numlogs: 7 > log_rotate: 0 > netstat: netstat -A inet -t -n > metrics file: /home/ldm/logs/metrics.txt > metrics files: /home/ldm/logs/metrics.txt* > num_metrics: 4 > check time: 1 > delete info files: 0 > ntpdate(1): /usr/sbin/ntpdate > ntpdate(1) timeout: 20 > time servers: cirrus.al.noaa.gov tick.boulder.noaa.gov > tock.boulder.noaa.gov ntp.ucsd.edu ntp1.cs.wisc.edu ntppub.tamu.edu > otc1.psu.edu timeserver.unidata.ucar.edu > time-offset limit: 10 > check time abort: 0 > > rainbow:[49]% > > > Hsie Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: EEP-198905 Department: Support LDM Priority: Normal Status: Closed