two esd merge jobs from the beginning of run 178044 stuck in esdtodpd for more than 22 hours(until killed). the log file of the first job http://panda.cern.ch/server/pandamon/query?job=1221004365
shows:

athenaeventloopmgr                                   info   ===&gt;&gt;&gt;  start processing event #28858, run #178044 4655 events processed so far  &lt;&lt;&lt;===
magfieldathenasvc                                    info cool callback updatefield called for 1 folders
magfieldathenasvc                                    info obtained currents - solenoid: 7730.01 amps, toriod: 17104.1 amps
magfieldparam                                        info magfieldparam setdefault     
magfieldathenasvc                                 warning no available field map has close enough currents (0.161565,0.01)
magfieldathenasvc                                    info chosen bfieldmap dataslot 1 of type: globalmap from index 1
magfieldathenasvc                                    info param.m_torcurnom from cool:  20400
magfieldathenasvc                                    info param.m_torcur    from cool:  17104.1
magfieldathenasvc                                    info found infosbmag from cool of 1
magfieldathenasvc                                    info chosen bfieldmap dataslot 2 of type: solenoidmap from index 2
magfieldathenasvc                                    info cool rescale magnetic fields: solenoid current 7730.01 amps vs 7730
magfieldathenasvc                                    info cool rescale magnetic fields: toroid current 17104.1 amps vs 20400 nominal
magfieldathenasvc                                    info chooseparamfromcool
magfieldathenasvc                                    info init mag nofield : 
magfieldathenasvc                                    info selected source  : cool
magfieldathenasvc                                    info input bfield file: magneticfieldmaps/bmagatlas_09_fullasym20400.data.bz2
magfieldathenasvc                                    info /stage/vo-sw-atlas/sl5/atlassgm/prod/releases/rel_16-4.6/atlas/offline/releasedata/v14/magneticfieldmaps/bmagatlas_09_fullasym20400.data.bz2
magfieldathenasvc                                    info magfield file found: /stage/vo-sw-atlas/sl5/atlassgm/prod/releases/rel_16-4.6/atlas/offline/releasedata/v14/magneticfieldmaps/bmagatlas_09_fullasym20400.data.bz2
magfieldathenasvc                                    info global shifts and tilts for magnetic field:
magfieldathenasvc                                    info no shift &amp; no tilts for the global mag field map             0
magfieldathenasvc                                    info fitted solenoid map used: /stage/vo-sw-atlas/sl5/atlassgm/prod/releases/rel_16-4.6/atlasconditions/16.6.3/magneticfield/bfielddata/share/map7730bes2.grid
magfieldathenasvc                                    info shifts and tilts for solenoid map:
magfieldathenasvc                                    info dxsol 0
magfieldathenasvc                                    info dysol 1.6
magfieldathenasvc                                    info dzsol 0
magfieldathenasvc                                    info dasol 0
magfieldathenasvc                                    info dbsol 0.55
magfieldathenasvc                                    info dcsol 0
 fieldpgm starting ...
 opt=new,fatal           
py:esdtodpd          info execution of esdtodpd complete with exit code -9.

the log file of the second job 
http://panda.cern.ch/server/pandamon/query?job=1221004364
shows
athenaeventloopmgr                                   info   ===&gt;&gt;&gt;  start processing event #3071, run #178044 1978 events processed so far  &lt;&lt;&lt;===
magfieldathenasvc                                    info cool callback updatefield called for 1 folders
magfieldathenasvc                                    info obtained currents - solenoid: 7730.01 amps, toriod: 13682.7 amps
magfieldparam                                        info magfieldparam setdefault     
magfieldathenasvc                                 warning no available field map has close enough currents (0.32928,0.01)
magfieldathenasvc                                    info chosen bfieldmap dataslot 1 of type: globalmap from index 1
magfieldathenasvc                                    info param.m_torcurnom from cool:  20400
magfieldathenasvc                                    info param.m_torcur    from cool:  13682.7
magfieldathenasvc                                    info found infosbmag from cool of 1magfieldathenasvc                                    info chosen bfieldmap dataslot 2 of type: solenoidmap from index 2magfieldathenasvc                                    info cool rescale magnetic fields: solenoid current 7730.01 amps vs 7730magfieldathenasvc                                    info cool rescale magnetic fields: toroid current 13682.7 amps vs 20400 nominalmagfieldathenasvc                                    info chooseparamfromcoolmagfieldathenasvc                                    info init mag nofield : 
magfieldathenasvc                                    info selected source  : cool
magfieldathenasvc                                    info input bfield file: magneticfieldmaps/bmagatlas_09_fullasym20400.data.bz2
magfieldathenasvc                                    info /stage/vo-sw-atlas/sl5/atlassgm/prod/releases/rel_16-4.6/atlas/offline/releasedata/v14/magneticfieldmaps
/bmagatlas_09_fullasym20400.data.bz2
magfieldathenasvc                                    info magfield file found: /stage/vo-sw-atlas/sl5/atlassgm/prod/releases/rel_16-4.6/atlas/offline/releasedata/
v14/magneticfieldmaps/bmagatlas_09_fullasym20400.data.bz2
magfieldathenasvc                                    info global shifts and tilts for magnetic field:
magfieldathenasvc                                    info no shift &amp; no tilts for the global mag field map             0
magfieldathenasvc                                    info fitted solenoid map used: /stage/vo-sw-atlas/sl5/atlassgm/prod/releases/rel_16-4.6/atlasconditions/16.6.
3/magneticfield/bfielddata/share/map7730bes2.grid
magfieldathenasvc                                    info shifts and tilts for solenoid map:
magfieldathenasvc                                    info dxsol 0
magfieldathenasvc                                    info dysol 1.6magfieldathenasvc                                    info dzsol 0
magfieldathenasvc                                    info dasol 0
magfieldathenasvc                                    info dbsol 0.55magfieldathenasvc                                    info dcsol 0 fieldpgm starting ... opt=new,fatal            read_mag_field: reading field data from file bfield_tempfile_7752_425
                (decompressed copy of /stage/vo-sw-atlas/sl5/atlassgm/prod/releases/rel_16-4.6/atlas/offline/releasedata/v14/magneticfieldmaps/bmagatlas_09_fullas
ym20400.data.bz2)

 storage reset for new field

 format version                          5
 file date and time           101022  1248
 number of zones defined               406
 number of biot-savart segments       1984
 number of coil definitions             25
 length of auxiliary array             668
 number of new mesh points           19358
 total number of mesh points         19358
 number of new field points       24559558
 total number of field points     24559558

 end of field input data in   1 parts
 lookup vectors rebuilt
py:esdtodpd          info execution of esdtodpd complete with exit code -9.


