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Kevin, The LDM log file, "~/var/logs/ldmd.log" should *not* be owned by root. This is what is causing the installation problem. Delete that file and retry. Then, never execute the LDM as root. This needs to be in the documentation somewhere in big letters. My bad. > Hi Steve, > > > I am in the /home/ldm directory and here is the output of the commands: > > ls -ld -- drwxrwxr-x 10 ldm ldm 4096 Apr 7 21:29 > > ls -ld var -- drwxrwxr-x 5 ldm ldm 4096 Apr 7 20:54 var > > ls -lR var -- var: > total 12 > drwxrwxr-x 2 ldm ldm 4096 Apr 7 20:54 data > drwxrwxr-x 2 ldm ldm 4096 Apr 7 21:14 logs > drwxrwxr-x 2 ldm ldm 4096 Apr 7 21:07 queues > > var/data: > total 0 > > var/logs: > total 88 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 87885 Apr 7 21:14 ldmd.log > > var/queues: > total 1164 > -rw-rw-r-- 1 ldm ldm 501194752 Apr 7 21:07 ldm.pq Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: BLJ-646993 Department: Support LDM Priority: Normal Status: Closed