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Tom, The plotMetrics(1) utility isn't intended to be directly executed by the user; instead, the command "ldmadmin plotmetrics" should be used. Let me know if that doesn't work for you. > Summary: plotMetrics command is reading the wrong metrics file. > > I am running LDM version 6.12.14. > > When I run ~ldm/bin/plotMetrics, it reports the following errors: > -bash-4.1$ ./plotMetrics ~/var/logs/metrics.txt > ./plotMetrics: line 62: /tmp/metrics.txt: Permission denied > 2015-05-06 08:03:26 (304 KB/s) - `/dev/null' saved [4/4] > /tmp/metrics.txt:1: line 0: illegal month > > 2015-05-06 08:03:26 (304 KB/s) - `/dev/null' saved [4/4] > /tmp/metrics.txt:1: line 0: illegal month > > 2015-05-06 08:03:26 (304 KB/s) - `/dev/null' saved [4/4] > /tmp/metrics.txt:1: line 0: illegal month > > 2015-05-06 08:03:26 (304 KB/s) - `/dev/null' saved [4/4] > /tmp/metrics.txt:1: line 0: illegal month > > 2015-05-06 08:03:26 (304 KB/s) - `/dev/null' saved [4/4] > /tmp/metrics.txt:1: line 0: illegal month > > 2015-05-06 08:03:26 (304 KB/s) - `/dev/null' saved [4/4] > /tmp/metrics.txt:1: line 0: illegal month > > 2015-05-06 08:03:26 (304 KB/s) - `/dev/null' saved [4/4] > /tmp/metrics.txt:1: line 0: illegal month > > 2015-05-06 08:03:26 (304 KB/s) - `/dev/null' saved [4/4] > /tmp/metrics.txt:1: line 0: illegal month > > Verify the format of temporary data-file /tmp/metrics.txt > > /tmp/metrics.txt is owned by root and has this content: > 2015-05-06 08:03:26 (304 KB/s) - `/dev/null' saved [4/4] > 2015-05-06 08:06:37 (318 MB/s) - `/root/cobbler.ks' saved [10390/10390] > 2015-05-06 08:06:38 (262 KB/s) - `/dev/null' saved [4/4] > 2015-05-06 08:06:38 (292 KB/s) - `/dev/null' saved [4/4] > > However, the metrics file is set to /usr/local/ldm/var/logs/metrics.txt as > you see below: > -bash-4.1$ regutil | grep metrics > /metrics/count : 4 > /metrics/file : /usr/local/ldm/var/logs/metrics.txt > /metrics/files : /usr/local/ldm/var/logs/metrics.txt* > > Why is plotMetrics reading the metric.txt file in /tmp? > How can I get plotMetrics to read the metrics.txt file specified in > registry.xml? > > > Tom Jordan, MSCS Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: DCL-924284 Department: Support LDM Priority: Normal Status: Closed