Hi, Unfortunately, xrdcp (version 20041124-0752) is hanging running against bbrprod02 (running server from version 20041204-1254_dbg). However, the traceback looks differently. Here the output from the logfile (/nfs/kan023/vol1/log/SP6Signal/113486/merge/V00/BchToD0KAll.log): ..Copying... 041207 19:12:18 001 Xrd: (C) 2004 SLAC XrdClientAdmin 0.2 beta Executing xrdcp -d1 /scratch//prod/submerge/SPskims/SP6Signal/002223/200312/113486/ BchToD0KAllKan.01.root root://bbrprod02:1094//prod/submerge/SPskims/SP6Signal/002223/200312/ 113486/ 041207 19:12:28 001 Xrd: main (C) 2004 SLAC INFN xrdcp 0.2 beta 041207 19:12:28 001 Xrd: main /scratch//prod/submerge/SPskims/SP6Signal/002223/200312/113486/ BchToD0KAllKan.01.root --> root://bbrprod02:1094//prod/submerge/SPskims/SP6Signal/002223/200312/ 113486//BchToD0KAllKan.01.root 041207 19:12:28 001 Xrd: (C) 2004 SLAC XrdClientAdmin 0.2 beta 041207 19:12:28 001 Xrd: XrdClientUrlSet List of servers to connect to is [bbrprod02:1094] 041207 19:12:28 001 Xrd: ShowUrls The converted URLs count is 1 041207 19:12:28 001 Xrd: ShowUrls URL n.1: bbrprod02.slac.stanford.edu:1094//. 041207 19:12:28 001 Xrd: Create Access to server granted. 041207 19:12:28 001 Xrd: Connect Connected. Caching info: MissRate=0 MissCount=0 ReadsCounter=0 Caching info: BytesUsefulness=0 BytesSubmitted=0 BytesHit=0 041207 19:12:28 001 Xrd: Create (C) 2004 SLAC INFN XrdClient 0.2 beta 041207 19:12:28 001 Xrd: XrdClientUrlSet List of servers to connect to is [bbrprod02:1094] 041207 19:12:28 001 Xrd: ShowUrls The converted URLs count is 1 041207 19:12:28 001 Xrd: ShowUrls URL n.1: bbrprod02.slac.stanford.edu:1094//. 041207 19:12:28 001 Xrd: Create Access to server granted. 041207 19:12:28 001 Xrd: Create Opening the remote file /prod/submerge/SPskims/SP6Signal/002223/200312/113486// BchToD0KAllKan.01.root 041207 19:12:28 001 Xrd: Create File opened succesfully. Attaching gdb to LSF process 672466 on noma0233 shows: (gdb) where #0 0x401c0344 in malloc_consolidate () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6 #1 0x401bf949 in _int_malloc () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6 #2 0x401beced in malloc () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6 #3 0x4010489e in operator new(unsigned) () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 #4 0x400f0b83 in std::__default_alloc_template<true, 0>::allocate(unsigned) () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 #5 0x400f6be8 in std::string::_Rep::_S_create(unsigned, std::allocator<char> const&) () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 #6 0x400f6d19 in std::string::_Rep::_M_clone(std::allocator<char> const&, unsigned) () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 #7 0x400f4a86 in std::string::reserve(unsigned) () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 #8 0x400ebca9 in std::basic_stringbuf<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >::overflow(int) () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 #9 0x400f1f54 in std::basic_streambuf<char, std::char_traits<char> >::xsputn(char const*, int) () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 #10 0x400e8951 in std::ostream::write(char const*, int) () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 #11 0x400e9066 in std::basic_ostream<char, std::char_traits<char> >& std::operator<< <std::char_traits<char> >(std::basic_ostream<char, std::char_traits<char> >&, char const*) () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 #12 0x08072693 in SocketReaderThread () #13 0x08064b3a in SocketReaderThread () #14 0x08061649 in XrdOucMutex::~XrdOucMutex() () #15 0x0805ff47 in GarbageCollectorThread () #16 0x080564e4 in ReaderThread_loc(void*) () #17 0x08054e72 in ReaderThread_loc(void*) () #18 0x08055198 in ReaderThread_loc(void*) () #19 0x08051ad7 in ReaderThread_loc(void*) () #20 0x0804da3e in ReaderThread_loc(void*) () #21 0x0804e91c in ReaderThread_loc(void*) () #22 0x40163768 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6 #23 0x0804baf5 in ?? () I'll leave the process running for a few more hours in case Fabrizio wants to have a look at it (the process runs under bbrskim). Cheers, Remi --------------------------------------------------------------------- To boldly go where no corporate benefits plan ever expected an employee to go. John Murrell (GMSV) about SpaceShipOne ********************************************************************* Remigius K. Mommsen e-mail: [log in to unmask] University of California, Irvine URL: http://cern.ch/mommsen c/o SLAC voice: ++1 (650) 926-3595 2575 Sand Hill Road #35 fax: ++1 (650) 926-3882 Menlo Park, CA 94025, US home: ++1 (650) 233-9041 *********************************************************************