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corepuncher, SIGINT is the name of the interrupt signal. It can be sent to a process using the command "kill -s INT <pid>", where "<pid>" would be the process ID of the top-level LDM server. The top(1) utility lists running processes sorted by CPU usage. Because the LDM processes use very little CPU, a better way of determining if they're running is to use the ps(1) utility. For example, "ps -ef | grep noaaportIngester". While logging onto the system in question during an episode would be useful, I might be able to spot problems by just general browsing. > *Hi Steve. See my replies in bold.* > > address@hidden> wrote: > > > The best ways to determine if data is flowing are "ldmadmin watch" and > > "notifyme -vl-". > > *Ok, I will try that next time it happens.* > > > It can take a while to stop an LDM system. If it doesn't stop withing a > > minute, however, then something's wrong. > > *It was over 5 minutes.* > > > A SIGINT sent to the top-level LDM server should stop the system quickly > > -- at the risk of corrupting the product-queue. > > *Could you elaborate...do I just type "SIGINT" in the terminal while logged > in as ldm? Does this command effect other things?* > > > I suspect that you still have noaaportIngester(1) processes running. > > *If it is running, then it is not showing up in "top". * > > > Would it be possible for me to log onto the system in question as the LDM > > user? > > *Perhaps...I'd have to figure out a way to setup that "join me" software. > Would you have to do it right when it's acting up, or, would there be any > benefit to looking around at our config when it's running well?* Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: SAE-848662 Department: Support LDM Priority: Normal Status: Closed