Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20120405/Ohana/src/opihi/cmd.basic/input.c
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20120405/Ohana/src/opihi/cmd.basic/input.c	(revision 33944)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20120405/Ohana/src/opihi/cmd.basic/input.c	(revision 33945)
@@ -40,4 +40,6 @@
   fclose (infile);
 
+  if (!inlist.Nlines) gprint (GP_ERR, "WARNING: input file (%s) was empty\n" argv[1]);
+
   /* process this list */
   status = exec_loop (&inlist);
Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20120405/Ohana/src/opihi/dvo/dvo_client.c
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20120405/Ohana/src/opihi/dvo/dvo_client.c	(revision 33944)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20120405/Ohana/src/opihi/dvo/dvo_client.c	(revision 33945)
@@ -98,5 +98,8 @@
 
   int status = input (2, &argv[0]);
-  if (!status) exit (2);
+  if (!status) {
+    fprintf (stderr, "WARNING: exit status 2 %d (%s)\n", HOST_ID, HOSTDIR);
+    exit (2);
+  }
   exit (0);