[daip] Help setting up AIPS...

Eric Greisen egreisen at nrao.edu
Mon Feb 21 10:59:57 EST 2005


Anthony Remijan writes:
 > Good Morning Eric,
 > 
 > I added the following lines to the /etc/services file but now I am 
 > having a more fundamental problem starting AIPS.  I cant start it up 
 > anymore:
 > 
 > Here is what happens:
 > 
 > [aremijan at vis4 ~]$ su root
 > Password:
 > [root at vis4 aremijan]# aips
 > bash: aips: command not found
 > [root at vis4 aremijan]# cd AIPS
 > [root at vis4 AIPS]# aips
 > bash: aips: command not found
 > [root at vis4 AIPS]# ./START_AIPS
 > START_AIPS: Your initial AIPS printer is the
 > START_AIPS:  - system name , AIPS type
 > 
 > START_AIPS: User data area assignments:
 >   (Using global default file /home/aremijan/AIPS/DA00/DADEVS.LIST for 
 > DADEVS.PL)DADEVS.PL error - no disks selected at all
 > This is a FATAL error and nothing in AIPS will work.
 > 
 > START_AIPS: Cannot start AIPS because there are no defined data areas!
 > START_AIPS: (check DADEVS.LIST or .dadevs files, or AIPSASSN.\*)
 > 
 > I believe it is nothing more than sourcing a file but I cant find which one.

source $AIPS_ROOT/LOGIN.CSH           (or . LOGIN.SH for bash)

Eric Greisen




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