Erik, The "/hostname" registry parameter is only used by the rtstats(1) utility for reporting statistics. Having the wrong hostname in that parameter might cause confusion in the collection of statistics but it won't affect the operation of the LDM. Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: ONI-758666 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.