[daip] [Fwd: Re: AIPS]

[Patrick P Murphy]

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 08:49:45 -0700, Gustaaf Van Moorsel
   <gvanmoor at aoc.nrao.edu> said: 

> Can one of you help her?  See below.
> Thanks,

> Gustaaf

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: AIPS
> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 08:45:29 -0700 (MST)
> From: Carla Adams <cladams at nmsu.edu>
> To: gvanmoor at nrao.edu

> Hi Gustaaf,

> Thank you for your explanation...I now understand the difference between
> what I did and SQASH.

> I have just an AIPS question now... Yesterday, my compter, for whatever
> reason, shut down.  Maybe it was a power interuption or something, I'm not
> sure.  But AIPS wasn't shut down right and now it doesn't recognize any
> commands.  For example,

>> pcat
> AIPS 1: SYMBOL?       PCAT

Your save/get files are trashed.  Press control-c to get out of AIPS (it
won't even know the exit or quit command), then try to get in again.  If
the problem persists, try using a different UserID.  That will most
likely work.  If it does, go to the directory that is you "Disk 1", e.g.

       cd /DATA/FOO_1/

and if your userid is 2426 (ehex 1VE), do this:

       rm SGD1VE*.1VE\;

This will get rid of the bad "lastexit" save/get file, but unfortunately
it'll blow away all your other save/get files too.  However, your UserID
(2426) will be usable again.

Leonia or Amy can correct me if there's a better way to get around this,
but I've had to resort to this for a few people here in C'ville over the
years. 

				- Pat
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