Simon, > The downstream pqact not executed via an EXEC entry in the downstream > LDM's configuration-file. This is likely the cause of the behavior. pqact(1) is designed to be executed by the LDM server as a result of an EXEC entry in the LDM configuration-file: it is not intended to be executed outside of the LDM process group except under very special circumstances. Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: AGP-366871 Department: Support LDM Priority: Normal Status: Closed =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.