[ldm-users] Feature request for LDM

[Gerry Creager]

Gilbert Sebenste wrote:
> 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! ;-)

I've yet to see the pqact.bagpipe implementation...

> 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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