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Hi Greg, re: > I'm trying to add a new adde server via dataloc > (gp16.ssd.nesdis.noaa.gov). Here's what I typed and the results: > > gstoss@ingest:~/mcidas/data> dataloc.k ADD PUB 140.90.195.198 > dataloc.k: First occurrence of MCTABLE.TXT found in list of > dataloc.k: MCPATH directories is not writable, run: > > DMAP MCTABLE.TXT FORM=ALL > > dataloc.k: to show all occurrences of MCTABLE.TXT in MCPATH > > then: > > gstoss@ingest:~/mcidas/data> dmap.k MCTABLE.TXT FORM=ALL > PERM SIZE LAST CHANGED FROM PATHNAME > ---- --------- ------------ ---- -------- > -rwx 1057 Feb 03 2006 M /home/gstoss/mcidas/data/MCTABLE.TXT > 1057 bytes in 1 files > > What am I doing wrong? It doesn't look like you are doing anything wrong. > I have permission to edit this file but dataloc > says it can't write to this file. DMAP didn't show me any other > occurences of this file. Please let me know the value of the MCTABLE_READ and MCTABLE_WRITE environment variables from the Unix shell in which you launched McIDAS: <as 'gstoss'> echo $MCTABLE_READ echo $MCTABLE_WRITE Cheers, Tom **************************************************************************** Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program (303) 497-8642 P.O. Box 3000 address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unidata HomePage http://www.unidata.ucar.edu **************************************************************************** Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: UNZ-611727 Department: Support McIDAS Priority: Normal Status: Closed Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 09:14:02 MDT To: address@hidden From: Greg Stossmeister <address@hidden> Subject: Re: [McIDAS #UNZ-611727]: MCTABLE.TXT permission problem Tom, OK - I think I figured it out. I looked at the documentation again and changed my MCTABLE_WRITE to point to my copy of MCTABLE.TXT instead of the mcidas user's ADDESITE.TXT. The dataloc command now appears to work. Thanks for your help! Greg