[ldm-users] Feature request for LDM

[Gilbert Sebenste]

On Tue, 28 Aug 2007, Gerry Creager wrote:

>>      pqact -vl - -q /dev/null pathname
>> 
>> when you modify file "pathname"?
>
> Hard to remember.  I have resorted to the LDM equivalent of the 3-finger 
> salute:  "ldmadmin restart" most of the time.  My fingers remember that even 
> if I don't.
>
>> I could modify the file "ldmadmin-pl.conf" to create a variable that 
>> contained the pathnames of all the "pqact" configuration-files.  The 
>> components of this variable could then be checked by the "ldmadmin 
>> pqactcheck" command.  The problem is that there is no guarantee that the 
>> variable will contain all the files.
>> 
>> I think a better solution would be for the ldmadmin script to extract the 
>> pathnames of the "pqact" configuration-files from the LDM 
>> configuration-file.  I'll think about it.
>
> Personally, I think your better solution is a better solution.  Consider 
> this encouragement.

I'm with ya, Gerry. This would be great!

> How was the bagpipe contest?

Steve got the LDM to play the bagpipes? Cool! ;-)

One more thing...

I have noticed in the past that LDM messages sometimes took 6-12 hours to 
get through. Now, they have their own headers and I get them within 
seconds. Kudos to whoever did that upgrade!

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