Unknown file changes in DSEngine directory

j.anderson · Post by **j.anderson** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:23 am

We have software that monitors changes on our server. Today, this list of chagnes was generated and I have no idea why they would show up.

Is there any automated processes or anything that could have done this? I need to be able to provide some sort of explaination.

Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/DS_LICENSE/DATA.30"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/catdir/!GET.PATHNAME"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/catdir/$DS.GETPID"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/catdir/$DS.INIT"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/catdir/$DS.SEQCLOSE"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/catdir/$DS.SEQGETNEXT/?"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/catdir/$DS.SEQOPEN"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/catdir/$DS.SETCOL"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/catdir/$DS.SIGNAL"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/catdir/$DS.UVCLOSE"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/catdir/$DS.UVOPEN"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/catdir/$DS.UVPUT"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/catdir/$PERF.REPORT"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/catdir/*DataStage*DSR/?.ADMIN"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/catdir/*DataStage*DSR/_LOADSTRING"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/catdir/*DataStage*DSR/_MESSAGE"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/catdir/*DataStage*DSR/_SELECT"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/catdir/*DataStage*DSR/_TRACE"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/catdir/*GET"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/catdir/*UVPATHNAME"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/sql/catalog/UV_SCHEMA/DATA.30"
Modified "/ascential/DataStage/DSEngine/sql/catalog/UV_USERS/DATA.30"

kduke · Post by **kduke** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:55 am

This is normal. Do worry.

j.anderson · Post by **j.anderson** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:25 am

By chance do you know why it happens? We have DataStage running on several servers and I need to be able to give an explaination why it happened on one but not the others. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks!

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:10 pm

DS_LICENSE (among other things) records when each client is connected, so is updated when any client connects or disconnects.

All of the entries in catdir are object code - the ones you've listed are used when DataStage jobs run (for example $DS.SEQOPEN opens a file from a Sequential File stage). The Engine keeps a count of the number of times each is referenced, therefore each is modified.

j.anderson · Post by **j.anderson** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 7:31 am

That's exactly what I needed. Thanks very much!