[daip] adding a new host/data area problem

[Chao-Shan Chen]

Dear Eric and Ami,
Now I am answering my own question, it is solved now.
I was worried about the message 'ZMSGOP: FILE DA01:MSD001000.001; NOT 
FOUND' and don't know where to get it and put it to the data area, or 
should I do some initializing command to the data area ( actually, only 
touch SPACE needed, right?).
Now after I use UID 1 to login aips for the very first time, the file 
MSD001000.001; appeared. And no more complains/errors in the succeeding 
sessions for other UIDs.
Thank you very much for your guide and help.
May I suggest that, let the AIPS Managers FAQ be added some info about 
touching the file 'SPACE',
( http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/aips/aipsmgr/ )


Cheers
Joshua



Eric Greisen wrote:

>Chao-Shan Chen writes:
>
> > 1, the hostname is added to HOSTS.LIST ( genesis is the name )
> > 2, SYSETUP genesis is OK
> > 3, in the new host genesis, a host-specific dadevs.list is claimed,
>
>The area $AIPS_ROOT/DA00 should have in it directories with the names
>of each of the hosts at your site(s).  It should also have files
>DADEVS.LIST (and/or maybe DADEVS.LIST.$SITE) as well as TPHOSTS,
>TPDEVS.LIST, etc.  In the directories below this directory, there can
>be DADEVS.LIST files if you so desire.  These then specify
>"host-specific dadevs".  There are sites that use this option, most
>site including NRAO's do not do this and SYSETUP should not cause such
>a file to appear.  In other words, there almost certainly should not
>be the file $AIPS_ROOT/DA00/GENESIS/DADEVS.LIST, but the claim of a
>host-specific dadevs.list says that tat file is present.
>
> > 
> > My question is, do I need somefiles to put in the data area?, aips 
> > complained about some file not found in DA01 like MSD001000.001;      
> > NOT FOUND
> > How to configure a new data area, what files are needed and where are 
> > they from?
>
>New data areas, e.g. /DATA/PRIMATE_1 need to have only one file in
>them.  That is a 0-byte file named SPACE with wide-open privileges.  I
>make this file with the "touch" command and then check the privilege
>with "ls -laF" and fixe privilege with "chmod".
>
>The user 1 message file is used as one logs in since the log in parts
>of aips do not yet know a correct user number.   The error message may
>be ignored, or you can suppress it by starting up aips as user 1
>(usual password AMANAGER) and then RSTART as the desired user number.
>
> > AIPS 1: ZDCHIN: NO NETSP ENTRY FOR DA01
> >  ZMSGOP: FILE DA01:MSD001000.001;      NOT FOUND
> > MSGWRT ERROR      2 AT OPEN
> > AIPS 1: THIS MEANS THE TIMDEST LIMIT IS SET TO VALUE IN SP FILE OR 14.0
>
>In the area $AIPS_ROOT/DA00 is a file called NETSP.  That file has
>column 1 the same name as the disk drive in DADEVS.LIST.  Column 2
>gives the TIMDEST limit in days - files older than that will be
>destroyed if TIMDEST veb is executed.  The next 8 columns give the
>allowed user numbers for that disk - all 0 means anyone.  You need to
>add the new disk names to that file to suppress this error message and
>to control this information.
>
>Eric Greisen
>  
>