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[LDM #JFS-571343]: LDM stops writing data to disk

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  • Subject: [LDM #JFS-571343]: LDM stops writing data to disk
  • Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 11:26:03 -0600
Jim,

> Well this is odd in the fact that it is now working fine...

Ah! A Heisenbug!

> for the past 24 hours. I was going to collect the data you had asked for with 
> the debug enabled. This is a list of the EXACT commands that I typed in:
> 
> Logged in as ldm
> cd ldm-6.13.10/src
> make distclean
> ./configure --with-noaaport --enable-debug
> make
> make install
> su
> <entered password>
> make root-actions
> exit
> ldmadmin delqueue
> ldmadmin mkqueue
> ldmadmin clean
> ldmadmin start

That's the correct sequence.

> The only thing that is different than the way I had it previous when it was 
> failing was the addition of the "--enable-debug" flag.  I can't imagine that 
> the extra flag was the cure as prior to this issue appearing last week out of 
> the blue it ran for 9 months with no issue (when I state 9 months it did not 
> run non-stop for that long but rather it has been installed and in use for 
> that long).  Is there anything that you would like me to try at this point or 
> do we all just sit back and wait to see if the ldm breaks again on its own?  
> Also, if I should just sit back and see if it breaks in the future, is it 
> best for me to leave the compiled debug version in place or should I 
> recompile with that option turned off?

Because you reported a problem, I'd like you to use your debugging-enabled 
version of the LDM if possible.

Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: JFS-571343
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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