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Clint, The pallatte problem may be a result of my giving you the 5.6.B binary without all the updated tables for 5.6.B. I'll have to take a look at the print statement. Chiz PS...been working on a Radar Mosaic'ing program: Currently creating a CONUS 4km: http://motherlode.ucar.edu/unidata/images/nids/radar_mosaic.gif And a .9km regional (currently centered on SHV): http://motherlode.ucar.edu/unidata/images/nids/radar_region.gif The SHV N0R image for comparison is at: http://motherlode.ucar.edu/unidata/images/nids/SHV.gif >From: Clint Rowe <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200103012121.f21LLBL26761 >Chiz, > >I decided to grab the latest source distribution and compile it myself >to see if perhaps it had something to do with differing libraries on >our systems or something. That seems to have taken care of the missing >palette buttons, but didn't do anything for the write permissions problem. > >I'm looking into nmap_pgfilw.c (specifically pgfilw_checkPerms) and see where >the problem is and was trying to figure out how to get some debugging info >out (I'm not a C programmer, so you'll have to excuse my ignorance). I tried >adding a printf to see the values of uid and gid, to start. I can compile >the file (using make from $GEMPAK), but I don't get any output. Here's what I >added, where does the output go? > > if (need_ids) { > uid = (short) getuid (); > gid = (short) getgid (); > need_ids = FALSE; > } >/* added for debug CMR 3/1/2001 */ > printf ("UID= %d GID= %d", uid, gid); >/* end of debug add */ > > *can_read = *can_write = FALSE; > > >Any help would be appreciated, >Clint > > >>To: Clint Rowe <address@hidden> >>cc: address@hidden >>Subject: 20010226: 20010226: 20010222: No permission to write VG file >>Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 17:36:34 -0700 >>From: Unidata Support <address@hidden> >> >> >> >>If the pallete pops up with all black buttons, then it cant get the color >>for the background. That isn't one of the colors allocated in advance by ntl. >>Its an X thing. probably need to close something- or start ntl with less >colors. >> >>If some can save and some can't save, then it sounds like something >>is different in the setup, such as the uid user id. >> >>Looks like the only way to figure this out is to see why the routine >>is returning a cant_write status. I'll compile a version of nmap2 >>with lots of output statements in the routine to see what test is failing. >> >>Chiz >> >> >> >> >>>From: Clint Rowe <address@hidden> >>>Organization: UCAR/Unidata >>>Keywords: 200102270023.f1R0N0L17511 >> >>>Chiz, >>> >>>The home directory definitely is owned by the user, but some can and some ca > n' >>> t >>>save files. I tried to check nmap2, but now I get a blank pgpalette popup, >>>then it gives a segmentation error. It wasn't doing that before! Something >>>very odd is happening here. >>> >>>Clint >>> >>>> >>>>$GEMPAK/source/nmaplib/nmap_pgfilw.c gives the no permission message. >>>>This is the return status from pgfilw_checkPerms. >>>> >>>>The write permission is only if the directory/file is owned by the user- >>>>so that is a problem with global write permission to a class directory >>>>or even /tmp. If the user is starting from their home directory, and they >>>>have ownership of that directory, it should work. Can you verify that >>>>the accounts are owned by the individual? >>>> >>>>Have you tried NMAP2 or just NMAP? They both use nmaplib, so they >>>>should have the same problem. I'm assuming its not a length of >>>>filename problem...unless the student account path has a very long name. >>>> >>>>Chiz >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Steve Chiswell >>>>Unidata User Support >>>> >>>>>From: Clint Rowe <address@hidden> >>>>>Organization: UCAR/Unidata >>>>>Keywords: 200102262115.f1QLFSL03644 >>>> >>>>>Chiz, >>>>> >>>>>"Local" does seem to map to where nmap(or nmap2 or ntl) was started. If >>>>>launched from student's $HOME (where they obviously have write permission) >>>>>they still get the error. Using "Browse" confirms that they are pointed >>>>>at their home directory. I've also tried adding a "public" directory >>>>>with write permission for the world, but they are still not able to save >>>>>vgf files. I've also tried to find the error message in an nmap source >>>>>file (in /home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/nprogs/nmap/source), but can't find the >>>>>text anywhere -- where's the message coming from? The message on the popu > p >>>>>is "No permission to write VG File" and the only instance of "permission" >>>>>I can find in /home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/nprogs/nmap/source) is in nmap_pgpal > w. >>> c: >>>>> >>>>>purga% grep ermission * >>>>>nmap_pgpalw.c: "Unable to create %s file -- no write permis > si >>> on >>>>> ", >>>>>WORK_FILE); >>>>>purga% pwd >>>>>/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/nprogs/nmap/source >>>>> >>>>>Frustratedly yours, >>>>>Clint >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Clint, >>>>>> >>>>>>I believe that "Local" will try to write output to the $cwd, ...eg the >>>>>directory >>>>>>that you launch nmap (or ntl) from. So, it might be that the student acco > un >>> t >>>>>configuration >>>>>>is launching from somewhere otther than HOME? >>>>>> >>>>>>In $GEMTBL/nmap/vgf.tbl are configurations for directory categories. You > ca >>> n >>>>>use >>>>>>environmental variables in there. It might be useful to define a VGF_WORK > o >>> r >>>>>>something that goes to $HOME/vgf or the sort making sure that HOME is de > fi >>> ne >>>>> d >>>>>either >>>>>>in the user environment (or a check in Gemenviron to set it if it isn't s > et >>> ). >>>>>> >>>>>>Let me know if $cwd isn't the users home directory. >>>>>> >>>>>>Chiz >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Steve Chiswell >>>>>>Unidata User Support >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>From: Clint Rowe <address@hidden> >>>>>>>Organization: UCAR/Unidata >>>>>>>Keywords: 200102222144.f1MLiZL15002 >>>>>> >>>>>>>--Drove_of_Donkeys_645_000 >>>>>>>Content-Type: TEXT/plain; charset=us-ascii >>>>>>>Content-MD5: VfUZ6JKd6YQP4ZR8s1wb8A== >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Chiz, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Our undergraduates have starting to use Nmap, but when they try to save >>>>>>>something from the product generation palette, they get the following: " > No >>>>>>>permission to write VG file". It seems only to happen for undergraduate > s >>> -- >>>>>>>Mark and I can save products and so can the grad students who have tried > . >>> Th >>>>> e >>>>>>>problem seems to be limited to undergraduate accounts on our system. Any > i >>> de >>>>> as >>>>>>>about what might be causing this? He's trying to save to "Local", so fi > le >>>>>>>permissions shouldn't be the problem (I'm assuming "Local" maps to $HOME > ). >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I'm attaching the results of a setenv from a graduate account and from a > n >>>>>>>undergraduate account -- diff shows that the main differences are where >>>>>>>$HOME is used to create a variable (except the value of HZ, set for grad > ua >>> te >>>>>>>but not for undergraduate -- I don't know what that is). >>>>>>> >>>>>>>24c24 >>>>>>>< GRPHGD=/home/washley >>>>>>>--- >>>>>>>> GRPHGD=/home/student >>>>>>>26,27c26,27 >>>>>>>< HOME=/home/washley >>>>>>>< HZ=100 >>>>>>>--- >>>>>>>> HOME=/home/student >>>>>>>> HZ= >>>>>>>30c30 >>>>>>>< LOGNAME=washley >>>>>>>--- >>>>>>>> LOGNAME=student >>>>>>>34c34 >>>>>>>< MCDATA=/home/washley/mcidas/data >>>>>>>--- >>>>>>>> MCDATA=/home/student/mcidas/data >>>>>>>36,38c36,38 >>>>>>>< MCPATH=/home/washley/mcidas/data:/home/mcidas/data:/home/mcidas/help >>>>>>>< >>>>>>>MCTABLE_READ=/home/washley/mcidas/data/MCTABLE.TXT;/home/mcidas/data/ADD > ES >>> IT >>>>> E. >>>>>>> TX >>>>>>>T >>>>>>>< MCTABLE_WRITE=/home/washley/mcidas/data/MCTABLE.TXT >>>>>>>--- >>>>>>>> MCPATH=/home/student/mcidas/data:/home/mcidas/data:/home/mcidas/help >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>MCTABLE_READ=/home/student/mcidas/data/MCTABLE.TXT;/home/mcidas/data/ADD > ES >>> IT >>>>> E. >>>>>>> TX >>>>>>>T >>>>>>>> MCTABLE_WRITE=/home/student/mcidas/data/MCTABLE.TXT >>>>>>>55c55 >>>>>>>< >>>>>>>PATH=/opt/SUNWspro/bin:/home/mcidas/bin:/home/washley:/usr/local/bin:.:/ > us >>> r/ >>>>> bi >>>>>>> n: >>>>>>>/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/openwin/bin:/usr/ucb:/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/bin/sol:/ > ho >>> me >>>>> /n >>>>>>> aw >>>>>>>ips/NAWIPS-5.6/bin/scripts:~/Office51/bin >>>>>>>--- >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>PATH=/opt/SUNWspro/bin:/home/mcidas/bin:/home/student:/usr/local/bin:.:/ > us >>> r/ >>>>> bi >>>>>>> n: >>>>>>>/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/openwin/bin:/usr/ucb:/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/bin/sol:/ > ho >>> me >>>>> /n >>>>>>> aw >>>>>>>ips/NAWIPS-5.6/bin/scripts >>>>>>>58c58 >>>>>>>< PWD=/home/washley >>>>>>>--- >>>>>>>> PWD=/home/student >>>>>>>74c74 >>>>>>>< USER=washley >>>>>>>--- >>>>>>>> USER=student >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Clint >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>==================================================================== >>>>>>>Clinton M. Rowe >>>>>>>Associate Professor >>>>>>>Meteorology/Climatology Program phone:(402)472-1946 >>>>>>>Department of Geosciences fax:(402)472-4917 >>>>>>>University of Nebraska-Lincoln address@hidden >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>--Drove_of_Donkeys_645_000 >>>>>>>Content-Type: TEXT/plain; name=grad_env; charset=us-ascii; x-unix-mode=0 > 66 >>> 4 >>>>>>>Content-Description: grad_env >>>>>>>Content-MD5: 4mVVCp0L3YzOxaQ/YNRWkA== >>>>>>> >>>>>>>BRDGDIR=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/unidata/ldmbridge >>>>>>>CONFIGDIR=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/config >>>>>>>DISPLAY=purga:0.0 >>>>>>>EDITOR=vi >>>>>>>GARP_PATH=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/comet/garp/config >>>>>>>GARPHOME=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/comet/garp >>>>>>>GEMDATA=/data/gempak >>>>>>>GEMERR=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak/error >>>>>>>GEMEXE=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/bin/sol >>>>>>>GEMGTXT=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak/txt/gemlib >>>>>>>GEMHLP=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak/help >>>>>>>GEMLIB=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/lib/sol >>>>>>>GEMMAPS=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak/maps >>>>>>>GEMNTS=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak/nts >>>>>>>GEMPAK=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak >>>>>>>GEMPAKHOME=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak >>>>>>>GEMPARM=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak/parm >>>>>>>GEMPDF=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak/pdf >>>>>>>GEMPTXT=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak/txt/programs >>>>>>>GEMTBL=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak/tables >>>>>>>GINI=/data/pub/raw/gini >>>>>>>GOES8=/data/gempak/images/sat/GOES-8 >>>>>>>GOES9=/data/gempak/images/sat/GOES-9 >>>>>>>GRPHGD=/home/washley >>>>>>>HDS=/data/gempak/model >>>>>>>HOME=/home/washley >>>>>>>HZ=100 >>>>>>>LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/SUNWspro/lib:/usr/lib:/usr/openwin/lib:/usr/dt/lib: > /u >>> sr >>>>> /c >>>>>>> cs/lib:/usr/ucblib:/usr/local/lib >>>>>>>LDMDATA=/data >>>>>>>LOGNAME=washley >>>>>>>LP=lp >>>>>>>LPFLAG=-d >>>>>>>MANPATH=/opt/SUNWspro/man:/usr/man:/usr/local/man:/usr/openwin/man >>>>>>>MCDATA=/home/washley/mcidas/data >>>>>>>MCGUI=/home/mcidas/bin >>>>>>>MCPATH=/home/washley/mcidas/data:/home/mcidas/data:/home/mcidas/help >>>>>>>MCTABLE_READ=/home/washley/mcidas/data/MCTABLE.TXT;/home/mcidas/data/ADD > ES >>> IT >>>>> E. >>>>>>> TXT >>>>>>>MCTABLE_WRITE=/home/washley/mcidas/data/MCTABLE.TXT >>>>>>>MODEL=/data/gempak/model >>>>>>>MOZILLA_HOME=/opt/netscape >>>>>>>NA_OS=sol >>>>>>>NAWIPS=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6 >>>>>>>NAWIPS_EXE=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/bin/sol >>>>>>>NAWIPS_HELP=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/help >>>>>>>NAWIPS_INC=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/include >>>>>>>NAWIPS_LIB=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/lib/sol >>>>>>>NAWIPS_TABLES=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/tables >>>>>>>NLDN=/data/gempak/nldn >>>>>>>NMAP_RESTORE=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak/nts/nmap/restore >>>>>>>NNTPSERVER=crcnews.unl.edu >>>>>>>NTRANS_META=/data/gempak/meta >>>>>>>NWX_TABLES=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/tables/nwx >>>>>>>OBS=/data/gempak >>>>>>>OPENWINHOME=/usr/openwin >>>>>>>PATH=/opt/SUNWspro/bin:/home/mcidas/bin:/home/washley:/usr/local/bin:.:/ > us >>> r/ >>>>> bi >>>>>>> n:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/openwin/bin:/usr/ucb:/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/bin/so > l: >>> /h >>>>> om >>>>>>> e/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/bin/scripts:~/Office51/bin >>>>>>>PGPLOT_DEV=/xwin >>>>>>>PGPLOT_DIR=/usr/local/pgplot >>>>>>>PWD=/home/washley >>>>>>>RAD=/data/gempak/nexrad >>>>>>>RAW_SAO=/data/surface/sao >>>>>>>RAW_SYN=/data/surface/syn >>>>>>>RAW_UPA=/data/upperair >>>>>>>RBKGPH=/data/gempak/redbook >>>>>>>SAO=/data/gempak/surface >>>>>>>SAT=/data/gempak/images/sat >>>>>>>SCRIPTS_EXE=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/bin/scripts >>>>>>>SHELL=/bin/csh >>>>>>TERM=dtterm >>>>>>>TEXT_DATA=/data/gempak/nwx >>>>>>>TORN_WARN=/data/gempak/nwx/watch_warn/torn_warn >>>>>>>TSTRM_WARN=/data/gempak/nwx/watch_warn/tstrm_warn >>>>>>>TZ=US/Central >>>>>>>UPA=/data/gempak/upperair >>>>>>>USER=washley >>>>>>>WWW_HOME=http://zephyr.unl.edu/ >>>>>>>XUSERFILESEARCHPATH=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/resource/%N >>>>>>> >>>>>>>--Drove_of_Donkeys_645_000 >>>>>>>Content-Type: TEXT/plain; name=student_env; charset=us-ascii; x-unix-mod > e= >>> 06 >>>>> 64 >>>>>>>Content-Description: student_env >>>>>>>Content-MD5: zs2fxfKnUrQVJW3uWJS+Wg== >>>>>>> >>>>>>>BRDGDIR=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/unidata/ldmbridge >>>>>>>CONFIGDIR=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/config >>>>>>>DISPLAY=purga:0.0 >>>>>>>EDITOR=vi >>>>>>>GARP_PATH=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/comet/garp/config >>>>>>>GARPHOME=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/comet/garp >>>>>>>GEMDATA=/data/gempak >>>>>>>GEMERR=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak/error >>>>>>>GEMEXE=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/bin/sol >>>>>>>GEMGTXT=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak/txt/gemlib >>>>>>>GEMHLP=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak/help >>>>>>>GEMLIB=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/lib/sol >>>>>>>GEMMAPS=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak/maps >>>>>>>GEMNTS=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak/nts >>>>>>>GEMPAK=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak >>>>>>>GEMPAKHOME=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak >>>>>>>GEMPARM=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak/parm >>>>>>>GEMPDF=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak/pdf >>>>>>>GEMPTXT=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak/txt/programs >>>>>>>GEMTBL=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak/tables >>>>>>>GINI=/data/pub/raw/gini >>>>>>>GOES8=/data/gempak/images/sat/GOES-8 >>>>>>>GOES9=/data/gempak/images/sat/GOES-9 >>>>>>>GRPHGD=/home/student >>>>>>>HDS=/data/gempak/model >>>>>>>HOME=/home/student >>>>>>>HZ= >>>>>>>LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/SUNWspro/lib:/usr/lib:/usr/openwin/lib:/usr/dt/lib: > /u >>> sr >>>>> /c >>>>>>> cs/lib:/usr/ucblib:/usr/local/lib >>>>>>>LDMDATA=/data >>>>>>>LOGNAME=student >>>>>>>LP=lp >>>>>>>LPFLAG=-d >>>>>>>MANPATH=/opt/SUNWspro/man:/usr/man:/usr/local/man:/usr/openwin/man >>>>>>>MCDATA=/home/student/mcidas/data >>>>>>>MCGUI=/home/mcidas/bin >>>>>>>MCPATH=/home/student/mcidas/data:/home/mcidas/data:/home/mcidas/help >>>>>>>MCTABLE_READ=/home/student/mcidas/data/MCTABLE.TXT;/home/mcidas/data/ADD > ES >>> IT >>>>> E. >>>>>>> TXT >>>>>>>MCTABLE_WRITE=/home/student/mcidas/data/MCTABLE.TXT >>>>>>>MODEL=/data/gempak/model >>>>>>>MOZILLA_HOME=/opt/netscape >>>>>>>NA_OS=sol >>>>>>>NAWIPS=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6 >>>>>>NAWIPS_EXE=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/bin/sol >>>>>>>NAWIPS_HELP=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/help >>>>>>>NAWIPS_INC=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/include >>>>>>>NAWIPS_LIB=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/lib/sol >>>>>>>NAWIPS_TABLES=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/tables >>>>>>>NLDN=/data/gempak/nldn >>>>>>>NMAP_RESTORE=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/gempak/nts/nmap/restore >>>>>>>NNTPSERVER=crcnews.unl.edu >>>>>>>NTRANS_META=/data/gempak/meta >>>>>>>NWX_TABLES=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/tables/nwx >>>>>>>OBS=/data/gempak >>>>>>>OPENWINHOME=/usr/openwin >>>>>>>PATH=/opt/SUNWspro/bin:/home/mcidas/bin:/home/student:/usr/local/bin:.:/ > us >>> r/ >>>>> bi >>>>>>> n:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/openwin/bin:/usr/ucb:/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/bin/so > l: >>> /h >>>>> om >>>>>>> e/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/bin/scripts >>>>>>>PGPLOT_DEV=/xwin >>>>>>>PGPLOT_DIR=/usr/local/pgplot >>>>>>>PWD=/home/student >>>>>>>RAD=/data/gempak/nexrad >>>>>>>RAW_SAO=/data/surface/sao >>>>>>>RAW_SYN=/data/surface/syn >>>>>>>RAW_UPA=/data/upperair >>>>>>>RBKGPH=/data/gempak/redbook >>>>>>>SAO=/data/gempak/surface >>>>>>>SAT=/data/gempak/images/sat >>>>>>>SCRIPTS_EXE=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/bin/scripts >>>>>>>SHELL=/bin/csh >>>>>>>TERM=dtterm >>>>>>>TEXT_DATA=/data/gempak/nwx >>>>>>>TORN_WARN=/data/gempak/nwx/watch_warn/torn_warn >>>>>>>TSTRM_WARN=/data/gempak/nwx/watch_warn/tstrm_warn >>>>>>>TZ=US/Central >>>>>>>UPA=/data/gempak/upperair >>>>>>>USER=student >>>>>>>WWW_HOME=http://zephyr.unl.edu/ >>>>>>>XUSERFILESEARCHPATH=/home/nawips/NAWIPS-5.6/resource/%N >>>>>>> >>>>>>>--Drove_of_Donkeys_645_000-- >>>>>>> >>>>>>>From address@hidden Mon Dec 4 14:31:17 2000 >>>>>>>Received: from zephyr.unl.edu (zephyr.unl.edu [129.93.52.6]) >>>>>>> by unidata.ucar.edu (UCAR/Unidata) with ESMTP id eB4LVHo06094 >>>>>>> for <address@hidden>; Mon, 4 Dec 2000 14:31:17 -0700 (MST) >>>>>>>Organization: UCAR/Unidata >>>>>>>Keywords: 200012042131.eB4LVHo06094 >>>>>>>Received: from purga.unl.edu (purga [129.93.52.151]) >>>>>>> by zephyr.unl.edu (8.9.1b+Sun/8.9.1) with ESMTP id PAA21432 >>>>>>> for <address@hidden>; Mon, 4 Dec 2000 15:29:30 -0600 (CST) >>>>>>>Received: from purga (purga [129.93.52.151]) >>>>>>> by purga.unl.edu (8.9.3+Sun/8.9.3) with SMTP id PAA03929 >>>>>>> for <address@hidden>; Mon, 4 Dec 2000 15:31:03 -0600 (CST) >>>>>>>Message-Id: <address@hidden> >>>>>>>Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 15:31:03 -0600 (CST) >>>>>>>From: Clint Rowe <address@hidden> >>>>>>>Reply-To: Clint Rowe <address@hidden> >>>>>>>Subject: NMAP problem >>>>>>>To: address@hidden >>>>>>>MIME-Version: 1.0 >>>>>>>Content-Type: TEXT/plain; charset=us-ascii >>>>>>>Content-MD5: PQwEMfWYVhrdZ3tM8q5oKw== >>>>>>>X-Mailer: dtmail 1.3.0 @(#)CDE Version 1.4 SunOS 5.8 sun4u sparc >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Chiz, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I have a student who is starting to use Nmap. He's able to do most thin > gs >>> , >>>>>>>but wehen he tries to save something from the product generation palette > , >>>>>>>he gets the following: "No permission to write VG file". It seems >>>>>>>only to happen for him -- I can save products and so can at least 2 of t > he >>>>>>>grad students (the only 2 I could find today to ask). Any ideas about w > ha >>> t >>>>>>>might be causing this? He's trying to save to "Local", so Unix permissi > on >>> s >>>>>>>don't seem to be the problem. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Clint >>>>>>> >>>>>>>==================================================================== >>>>>>>Clinton M. Rowe >>>>>>>Associate Professor >>>>>>>Meteorology/Climatology Program phone:(402)472-1946 >>>>>>>Department of Geosciences fax:(402)472-4917 >>>>>>>University of Nebraska-Lincoln address@hidden >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>************************************************************************* > ** >>> * >>>>>>Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Prog > ra >>> m >>>>>>(303)497-8644 P.O. Box 3 > 00 >>> 0 >>>>>>address@hidden Boulder, CO 80 > 30 >>> 7 >>>>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- >>> - >>>>>>Unidata WWW Service http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ > >>> >>>>>>************************************************************************* > ** >>> * >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>==================================================================== >>>>>Clinton M. Rowe >>>>>Associate Professor >>>>>Meteorology/Climatology Program phone:(402)472-1946 >>>>>Department of Geosciences fax:(402)472-4917 >>>>>University of Nebraska-Lincoln address@hidden >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>*************************************************************************** > * >>>>Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Progra > m >>>>(303)497-8644 P.O. Box 300 > 0 >>>>address@hidden Boulder, CO 8030 > 7 >>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - >>>>Unidata WWW Service http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ > >>>>*************************************************************************** > * >>> >>> >>>==================================================================== >>>Clinton M. Rowe >>>Associate Professor >>>Meteorology/Climatology Program phone:(402)472-1946 >>>Department of Geosciences fax:(402)472-4917 >>>University of Nebraska-Lincoln address@hidden >>> >>> >> >>**************************************************************************** >>Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program >>(303)497-8644 P.O. Box 3000 >>address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Unidata WWW Service http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ >>**************************************************************************** > > >==================================================================== >Clinton M. Rowe >Associate Professor >Meteorology/Climatology Program phone:(402)472-1946 >Department of Geosciences fax:(402)472-4917 >University of Nebraska-Lincoln address@hidden > >