Jason- The problem almost certainly is that you do not have access to /usr/local. You will need to do one of two things. 1. configure and install netcdf using sudo or logged in as root. 2. choose a different location to install netcdf; one for which you have write access. You specify that by saying ./configure -prefix=<path to install directory> =Dennis Heimbigner Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: QCY-964177 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Open