Index: /tags/ipp-20170121/tools/check_system.sh
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--- /tags/ipp-20170121/tools/check_system.sh	(revision 40139)
+++ /tags/ipp-20170121/tools/check_system.sh	(revision 40140)
@@ -290,12 +290,12 @@
   # set all pantasks to stop
   foreach dir ($dirs)
-    echo "setting $dir to 'reap'"
-    echo "controller run reap" | pantasks_client -c $dir/ptolemy.rc >& /dev/null
+    echo "setting $dir to 'stop'"
+    echo "stop; exit 0" | pantasks_client -c $dir/ptolemy.rc
   end
 
   # set all controllers to reap, then block waiting for clear task list:
   foreach dir ($dirs)
-    echo "setting $dir to 'reap'"
-    echo "controller run reap" | pantasks_client -c $dir/ptolemy.rc >& /dev/null
+    echo "--- setting $dir to 'reap' ---"
+    echo "controller run reap; exit 0" | pantasks_client -c $dir/ptolemy.rc
   end
 
@@ -304,5 +304,5 @@
   # block on clearing jobs from all pantasks:
   foreach dir ($dirs)
-    echo "waiting for jobs to clear on $dir"
+    echo "--- waiting for jobs to clear on $dir ---"
 
     # wait for at most 15 minutes (the stamp jobs may take 750 seconds to complete)
@@ -310,5 +310,5 @@
     set Nloop = 0
     while ($Nloop < 90)
-      echo "control status -nohost -state busy" | pantasks_client -c $dir/ptolemy.rc >& $tmpfile
+      echo "control status -nohost -state busy" | pantasks_client -c $dir/ptolemy.rc
       set Njobs = `awk '($3 == "BUSY"){print $0}' $tmpfile | wc -l`
       if ($Njobs == 0) break
@@ -317,5 +317,5 @@
     
     if ($Njobs > 0) then
-      echo "WARNING : jobs are still running after 5 minutes: needs a manual check on $dir"
+      echo "WARNING : jobs are still running after 15 minutes: needs a manual check on $dir"
       exit 1
     endif