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[LDM #MSO-599919]: LDM 6.11.5: Problem with ldmd.conf

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  • Subject: [LDM #MSO-599919]: LDM 6.11.5: Problem with ldmd.conf
  • Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 14:42:53 -0600
Dave,

> First attempt:
> 
> ldm_virga% ldmadmin start
> The product-queue is OK.
> Checking pqact(1) configuration-file(s)...
> /usr/local/unidata/ldm/etc/pqact.conf: syntactically correct
> hupsyslog: kill -HUP 20: Permission denied
> new_log(): Couldn't notify system logging daemon
> start_ldm(): Couldn't rotate log files

Odd. I thought I did a "sudo make root-actions".

> I ran "make distclean" and reinstalled, and it worked.
> 
> (When "configure" prompts for a password to execute tasks using sudo, is 
> there any feedback if you miss-type the password? I wonder if that's what 
> happened in this case. Even when I reinstalled, I got:
> 
> ldm_virga% ./configure CC=gcc > & ! configure.log
> Enter root's password (or don't).
> Password:
> su: Sorry
> Enter your password (or don't).
> Continuing...
> 
> That "su: sorry" looks as if I might have miss-typed the password, but the 
> installation seems to work anyway.)

Verify that "~/ldm-6.11.5/bin/ldmd" is owned by "root" and setuid. If it is, 
then things are OK.

> Thanks for intervening, and I'm glad that the effort produced an 
> incrementally finer version of the LDM.
> 
> -- Dave
> 
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Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: MSO-599919
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed