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<experiment_name>_<station_code>_econtrol.log
e.g.: a file is saved in this location
/vlbobs/ivs/logs/r4456_yg_econtrol.log
clkoff
Applications → AuScope → Log monitor
File → Open Log File
/vlbobs/ivs/logs/r4456_yg_econtrol.log
) or click on Browse and find the file.Note the log monitor script can also be started on ops6 (the PC in the “Lounge”). Just open a terminal window and repeat steps 5 and 6 above. Both ops2 and ops6 share the /vlbobs directory, so log recording needs to be started only from one place.
The log monitor program reads a configuration file which tells it what to do when it sees an error. It will either beep, ring the alarm or ignore the error. The file is on ops2 in /usr2/control.xx/alarm_actions.txt
where xx
is the two-letter code for the antenna. To change how the monitor responds to alarms:
For example, if you want to stop the mark5 error 900 from ringing the alarm to just beeping, edit the file and change this line
M5 -900 ALARM
to this
M5 -900 BEEP