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[LDM #KAS-595282]: is "data" appended to datadir-path

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  • Subject: [LDM #KAS-595282]: is "data" appended to datadir-path
  • Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 09:03:16 -0600
Dan

> Description of problem: I just would like to verify that a directory named 
> "data" is appended to the datadir-path registry variable name to dictate the 
> location of processed files.
> 
> In other words, the LDM data does not go into
> <datadair-path>
> but rather
> <datadir-path>/data

The working directory of all pqact(1) processes is the value of the LDM 
registry parameter "/pqact/datadir-path". You can see this value with the 
command "regutil /pqact/datadir-path". Consequently, all relative pathnames in 
FILE actions of a pqact(1) configuration-file will be relative to this 
directory. For example, the following entry

    <feed> <pattern> FILE foo.bar

will append products to the file `regutil /pqact/datadir-path`/foo.bar, whereas 
this entry

    <feed> <pattern> FILE /tmp/foo.bar

will append products to the file "/tmp/foo.bar".

> If this is correct, is there a way to override this at a global level? I know 
> this can be altered on a product-by-product basis, but that is too much to 
> maintain.

You can set the current working directory for all pqact(1) processes via the 
command "regutil -s <datadir> /pqact/datadir-path", where <datadir> is the 
pathname of the "data" directory. Then, either restart your LDM or execute the 
command "ldmadmin pqactHUP".

Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: KAS-595282
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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