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Dylan, Very strange indeed. If you can, please zip up/tar up/archive that .unidata directory and send it over to us please. Best, Unidata IDV Support > Thank you for the quick response! > > So, when I do that (I simply copy/pasted your command), the program > successfully opens, and then when I close IDV it gives me the same error as > before. I then pasted that command, and it worked again, only to have the > issue again once I closed and reopened IDV. It seems like it would work if > I just move the ~/.unidata directory each time, but is there something else > I can do or that I am missing? > > Thank you for your help! > Dylan > > address@hidden> wrote: > > > Dylan, > > > > Strange. What happens when you quit the IDV and try to move the ~/.unidata > > directory out of the way? > > > > (e.g, mv ~/.unidata ~/unidata.bak) > > > > Restart the IDV after the directory move. What happens? > > > > Also make sure your Internet connection is working. > > > > Best, > > > > Unidata IDV Support > > > > > > > Hello! > > > > > > I keep having this issue. I installed IDV on the machine and it ran once > > > just fine. I closed it, and then this occurred when I tried to run it a > > > few hours later. I've restarted the machine, uninstalled and > > reinstalled, > > > and I still have this issue. Is this familiar to you all? > > > > > > [jdwhite5@coconut Downloads]$ ls > > > idv_5_0u2_linux64_installer.sh > > > [jdwhite5@coconut Downloads]$ sh idv_5_0u2_linux-64_installer.sh -q > > > sh: idv_5_0u2_linux-64_installer.sh: No such file or directory > > > [jdwhite5@coconut Downloads]$ sh idv_5_0u2_linux64_installer.sh -q > > > Unpacking JRE ... > > > Preparing JRE ... > > > Starting Installer ... > > > The installation directory has been set to /home/jdwhite5/IDV_5.0u2. > > > Extracting files ... > > > Finishing installation ... > > > [jdwhite5@coconut Downloads]$ cd ../IDV* > > > [jdwhite5@coconut IDV_5.0u2]$ runIDV > > > ./runIDV: eval: line 69: syntax error near unexpected token `newline' > > > ./runIDV: eval: line 69: `Jan 26, 2015 12:58:15 PM net.sf.ehcache.Cache > > > <clinit>' > > > ./runIDV: line 69: warning: syntax errors in . or eval will cause future > > > versions of the shell to abort as Posix requires > > > IDV failed to start. Please contact address@hidden > > > > > > Thanks! Have a great day, > > > *Dylan White* > > > Ph.D. Candidate, Atmospheric Sciences > > > N.C. State University > > > B.S. Physics & B.S. Mathematics > > > Cell: 704.914.7737 > > > > > > "In my walks, every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in that I > > > learn from him." - Ralph Waldo Emerson > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: CBS-743450 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Closed > > > > > > > -- > *Dylan White* > Ph.D. Candidate, Atmospheric Sciences > N.C. State University > B.S. Physics & B.S. Mathematics > Cell: 704.914.7737 > > "In my walks, every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in that I > learn from him." - Ralph Waldo Emerson > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: CBS-743450 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed