hi Bill, a simple hack is to delete the file continually, by running the following command before you start NONMEM:
watch -n 60 'find . -name *.log -delete' &>/dev/null & Notes: - will delete all log files every minute - I'm using 'find ...' instead of just 'rm *.log' here to ensure that log-files in subfolders will also be deleted, e.g. useful when using via PsN - run the command only once, the watch process will stay active - only works on linux best regards, Ron ---------------------------------------------- Ron Keizer, PharmD PhD Pirana Software & Consulting BV California / the Netherlands www.pirana-software.com ---------------------------------------------- On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 6:22 AM, Bill Gillespie <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm running NONMEM (METHOD = BAYES) in parallel on 32 cores and it > generates a humongous log file with repeated entries like the following: > > ITERATION -577 > STARTING SUBJECTS 1 TO 4 ON MANAGER: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 5 TO 8 ON WORKER1: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 9 TO 11 ON WORKER2: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 12 TO 15 ON WORKER3: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 16 TO 18 ON WORKER4: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 19 TO 20 ON WORKER5: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 21 TO 24 ON WORKER6: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 25 TO 27 ON WORKER7: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 28 TO 29 ON WORKER8: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 30 TO 32 ON WORKER9: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 33 TO 35 ON WORKER10: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 36 TO 39 ON WORKER11: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 40 TO 42 ON WORKER12: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 43 TO 46 ON WORKER13: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 47 TO 50 ON WORKER14: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 51 TO 53 ON WORKER15: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 54 TO 58 ON WORKER16: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 59 TO 62 ON WORKER17: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 63 TO 66 ON WORKER18: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 67 TO 70 ON WORKER19: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 71 TO 71 ON WORKER20: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 72 TO 74 ON WORKER21: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 75 TO 77 ON WORKER22: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 78 TO 80 ON WORKER23: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 81 TO 84 ON WORKER24: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 85 TO 86 ON WORKER25: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 87 TO 88 ON WORKER26: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 89 TO 90 ON WORKER27: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 91 TO 93 ON WORKER28: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 94 TO 96 ON WORKER29: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 97 TO 99 ON WORKER30: OK > STARTING SUBJECTS 100 TO 103 ON WORKER31: OK > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 1 TO 4 ON MANAGER > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 5 TO 8 ON WORKER1 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 9 TO 11 ON WORKER2 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 12 TO 15 ON WORKER3 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 16 TO 18 ON WORKER4 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 19 TO 20 ON WORKER5 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 21 TO 24 ON WORKER6 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 25 TO 27 ON WORKER7 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 28 TO 29 ON WORKER8 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 30 TO 32 ON WORKER9 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 33 TO 35 ON WORKER10 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 36 TO 39 ON WORKER11 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 40 TO 42 ON WORKER12 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 43 TO 46 ON WORKER13 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 47 TO 50 ON WORKER14 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 51 TO 53 ON WORKER15 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 54 TO 58 ON WORKER16 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 59 TO 62 ON WORKER17 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 63 TO 66 ON WORKER18 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 67 TO 70 ON WORKER19 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 71 TO 71 ON WORKER20 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 72 TO 74 ON WORKER21 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 75 TO 77 ON WORKER22 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 78 TO 80 ON WORKER23 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 81 TO 84 ON WORKER24 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 85 TO 86 ON WORKER25 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 87 TO 88 ON WORKER26 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 89 TO 90 ON WORKER27 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 91 TO 93 ON WORKER28 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 94 TO 96 ON WORKER29 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 97 TO 99 ON WORKER30 > COLLECTING SUBJECTS 100 TO 103 ON WORKER31 > > The result is a lot of disk I/O and a file in the GB+ range. It dwarfs the > file containing the MCMC samples. Is there some way to suppress that file > or reduce what gets written to it? > > Thanks, > Bill > > William R Gillespie, VP Strategic Modeling & Simulation > Metrum Research Group LLC > 2 Tunxis Road, Tariffville, CT 06081 > Direct & FAX: 919-371-2786, Main: 860-735-7043 > [email protected] > www.metrumrg.com >
