20030723: McIDAS - Redhat Linux 8.0 - simple dataloc question (cont.)

>From: "Matthew J. Rosier" <address@hidden>
>Organization: UNCA
>Keywords: 200307202337.h6KNb1lo026615 McIDAS ADDE DATALOC BLIZZARD

Matt,

re:
>> - delete ~mcidas/workdata/MCTABLE.TXT (if it exists)
>> - delete ~mcidas/data/ADDESITE.TXT
>> - rerun the DATALOC for BLIZZARD:
>>
>> DATALOC ADD BLIZZARD ADDE.UCAR.EDU
>> DATALOC LIST BLIZZARD
>> DSINFO ALL BLIZZARD
>>
>> and let me know what happens.
>
>Well, MCTABLE.TXT did not exist,

OK, this is good not bad.

>I deleted ADDESITE.TXT and reran the
>dataloc command, still no luck. I guess this has something to do with the
>fact that MCTABLE.TXT isn't being created!

No.  The existence of ~mcidas/workdata/MCTABLE.TXT will depend on two
different things:

1) the user 'mcidas' not setting MCTABLE_WRITE before running DATALOC
   for the first time -- this is an mistake --

2) the user 'mcidas' creating MCTABLE.TXT _by hand_ so s/he can have a
   different set of DATALOCs than the one s/he is setting up for
   the non-'mcidas' McIDAS users

re: my attempt to get at storm2.atmos.unca.edu
>Take out the "o" from atmos, it's storm2.atms.unca.edu. Works for me.

OK, my problem.  I am able to ping and ssh to storm2, but I forgot
the 'mcidas' login information, so I am unable to actually logon
and do anything.  Can you give me the McIDAS login info so I can
see for myself what may be causing the DSINFI I BLIZZARD problem?
If yes, send the password to my personal email account,
address@hidden, without specifying the machine or user names
for the logon.

>I'll e-mail Alex right now to let him know that you will be doing the
>upgrade and suggest that he e-mail the username/password to both you and I.

OK, sounds good.

>How do you know Alex?

Alex has been the UNCA contact to Unidata since 1988.  He attended the
first series of workshops that we put on in the spring of that year,
and I was one of the trainers.  It is heartening that virtually all
of the attendees of the first workshop are still actively involved
in Unidata, and I remain friends with them to this date.

>Thanks Tom!

No worries

Tom