[LDM #YGA-963195]: Future LDM feature request

Gilbert,

> And actually, it crashes the entire LDM. Additionally, we also
> discovered...
> 
> /bin/bash -l -c '/home/ldm/bin/ldmadmin check >check.log 2>&1' || mail -s
> 'ldmadmin check problem LDM may not be running' address@hidden
> address@hidden <check.log
> 
> This works if the ldm is shut down. It *doesn't* send out an email
> if the LDM has crashed (IE, shut down uncleanly). When I did an ldmadmin
> stop and manually ran the command in a bash shell, it worked.

Odd. I just tried that scenario (crontab(1)-executed "ldmadmin check" with a 
crashed LDM) and it worked fine.

What's the LDM user's login shell? csh(1)? bash(1)? If it's not bash(1), then 
the LDM user's environment might not be correctly set by the bash(1) profile 
files. If it's csh(1), then try this replacement for the crontab(1) entry:

    echo 'bin/ldmadmin check' | csh -l >/check 2>&1 || mail -s '"ldmadmin 
check" problem' address@hidden address@hidden <check.log

It's been a long time since I've done any csh(1) scripting, so you might have 
to experiment with this entry.

> *******************************************************************************
> Gilbert Sebenste                                                     ********
> (My opinions only!)                                                  ******
> Staff Meteorologist, Northern Illinois University                      ****
> E-mail: address@hidden                                  ***
> web: http://weather.admin.niu.edu                                      **
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Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: YGA-963195
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Open