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Tom, If the file "/tmp/metrics.txt" is owned by root, then the "ldmadmin plotmetrics" command likely can't overwrite it with the correct data to be plotted. Remove that file and try again. > Steve, > > Thanks for your reply. However, I get the same error when I run 'ldmadmin > plotmetrics': > > -bash-4.1$ whoami > > ldm > > -bash-4.1$ ldmadmin plotmetrics > > /usr/local/ldm/ldm-6.12.6/bin/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 > > > > -Tom Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: DCL-924284 Department: Support LDM Priority: Normal Status: Closed