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>It appears to be the same error. I uninstalled libpng12, got the lib file you >linked, put it in /usr/lib64, set the permissions as you suggested, and added >the symlinks. >Also restarted EDEX. See the directory listing for /usr/lib64 below the log . >INFO 2021-04-23 11:26:08,834 3238 [Ingest.GribSplit-6] JmsPooledProducer: EDEX >- Creating AMQ producer Ingest.GribDecode >ERROR 2021-04-23 11:26:08,854 3239 [Ingest.GribDecode-4] PythonDecoderFactory: >Error instantiating python decoder GribDecoder from jar >/awips2/edex/lib/plugins/com.raytheon.edex.plugin.grib.jar >jep.JepException: <type 'exceptions.ImportError'>: libpng12.so.0: cannot open >shared object file: No such file or directory >at >/awips2/edex/data/utility/common_static/base/python/DecoderInterface.loadModule(DecoderInterface.py:50) > ~[na:na] >[root@metbox5 lib64]# >[root@metbox5 lib64]# ll | grep libpng >lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Apr 23 13:10 libpng12.so -> libpng12.so.0.49.0 >lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Apr 23 13:10 libpng12.so.0 -> libpng12.so.0.49.0 >-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 161304 Apr 23 13:07 libpng12.so.0.49.0 >lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 Apr 2 15:36 libpng15.so -> libpng15.so.15.13.0 >lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 19 Apr 2 11:32 libpng15.so.15 -> libpng15.so.15.13.0 >-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 179328 Mar 16 2020 libpng15.so.15.13.0 >lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Apr 2 15:36 libpng.so -> libpng15.so Hmmm, the next thing I would try is to re-install AWIPS since you have the library there now then everything should install correctly. Thanks, Tiffany Meyer AWIPS Lead Software Engineer UCAR-Unidata If you're interested, please feel free to fill out a survey about the support you receive: https://forms.gle/tKG5SY9YJw4vBRVXA Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: HRB-954371 Department: Support AWIPS Priority: Normal Status: Open =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.