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Gilbert, > On Fri, 11 Nov 2011, Unidata LDM Support wrote: > > > The first thing I would do would be to verify that you can correctly > > process the desired data-products that are already in the product-queue. > > Extract the pqact(1) configuration-file entry into its own > > configuration-file and then execute pqact(1) manually -- specifying the > > configuration-file you just created -- and ensuring that the "time > > offset" option will cause any desired data-products in the product-queue > > to be process (verify that they do exist in the product-queue with an > > appropriate pqcat(1)). Make sure you execute the pqact(1) process in the > > right directory. > > (Scratches head) Why would I have to do that? In order to verify that a pqact(1) process with the configuration-file entry under discussion and outside the context of the LDM system doesn't process the products that it should and also to, hopefully, help diagnose the problem. > I deleted and rebuilt the > queues, and nothing, yet I see the products coming across. Are you saying > that there's something wrong with my pqact.conf? If so, I'm stymied. > > But now I'm seeing this in my ldmd.log: > > Nov 11 19:50:19 weather2 131.156.8.58(noti)[18651] NOTE: Starting > Up(6.10.1/5): 20111111190019.644 TS_ENDT {{ANY, "^[LM].DB.. KWBG"}} > Nov 11 19:50:19 weather2 131.156.8.58(noti)[18651] NOTE: topo: > 131.156.8.58 ANY > Nov 11 19:50:21 weather2 131.156.8.58(noti)[18651] ERROR: LTDB90 KWBG > 111900 !grib2/ncep/RUC2/#130/201111111900F001/TMPK/900 hPa PRES: RPC: > Unable to receive > Nov 11 19:50:21 weather2 131.156.8.58(noti)[18651] ERROR: pq_sequence > failed: Input/output error (errno = 5) > Nov 11 19:50:21 weather2 ldmd[5902] NOTE: child 18651 exited with status 1 Process 18651 was, undoubtedly, a notifyme(1) process -- in which case I would expect the error-messages listed. > Nov 11 19:50:41 weather2 131.156.8.58(noti)[18760] NOTE: Starting > Up(6.10.1/5): 20111111190041.787 TS_ENDT {{NGRID, "^[LM].DB.. KWBG"}} > Nov 11 19:50:41 weather2 131.156.8.58(noti)[18760] NOTE: topo: > 131.156.8.58 NGRID > Nov 11 19:50:43 weather2 131.156.8.58(noti)[18760] ERROR: LHDB90 KWBG > 111900 !grib2/ncep/RUC2/#130/201111111900F001/HGHT/900 hPa PRES: RPC: > Unable to receive > Nov 11 19:50:43 weather2 131.156.8.58(noti)[18760] ERROR: pq_sequence > failed: Input/output error (errno = 5) > Nov 11 19:50:43 weather2 ldmd[5902] NOTE: child 18760 exited with status 1 Same. > I am doing all of this on weather2.admin.niu.edu. > > ******************************************************************************* > Gilbert Sebenste ******** > (My opinions only!) ****** > Staff Meteorologist, Northern Illinois University **** > E-mail: address@hidden *** > web: http://weather.admin.niu.edu ** > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/NIU_Weather ** > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/niu.weather * > ******************************************************************************* Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: MUX-347649 Department: Support LDM Priority: Normal Status: Closed