[daip] AIPS issue

[Ross Burns]

You are a genius.
How do you know everything?
Thank you so much for responding so quickly too, you're a real lifesaver.

Kind regards and super thanks
Ross

On 29 July 2016 at 22:53, Eric Greisen <egreisen at nrao.edu> wrote:

> On 07/29/2016 02:46 PM, Ross Burns wrote:
>
>> Dear Eric
>>
>> Im having an issue with starting AIPS.
>> Background: Running 31DEC16 (LNX64) on a server which is used (mostly by
>> remote ssh) by several others.
>>
>> I've been using it all week with no problems - suddenly, today, on
>> trying to log in I get a TV and message server pop up, and AIPS sees all
>> the disks and even prompts for a user ID. Upon entering an ID everything
>> hangs for a few seconds and then I get:
>> AIPS 2: ZOPEN: STILL WAITING FOR FILE DA00:ACD000000;
>> which slowly repeats.
>>
>> The same things happens for all IDs
>>
>> Below is the full opening scene and error messages.
>> Your help would be much appreciated, as always.
>> Kind regards
>> Ross
>>
>> [RossBurns at kava k15hi01i]$ aips tv=local
>> START_AIPS: Will use or start first available Unix Socket based TV
>> START_AIPS: Your initial AIPS printer is the
>> START_AIPS:  - system name , AIPS type
>> START_AIPS: User data area assignments:
>> DADEVS.PL <http://DADEVS.PL>: This program is untested under Perl
>> version 5.010
>>    (Using global default file /usr/local/aips/DA00/DADEVS.LIST for
>> DADEVS.PL <http://DADEVS.PL>)
>>     Disk 1 (1) is /usr/local/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1
>>     Disk 2 (2) is /usr/local/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_2
>>     Disk 3 (3) is /usr/local/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_3
>>     Disk 4 (4) is /usr/local/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_4
>>     Disk 5 (5) is /usr/local/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_5
>>
>> Tape assignments:
>>     Tape 1 is REMOTE
>>     Tape 2 is REMOTE
>> START_AIPS: Starting TV servers on localhost asynchronously
>> START_AIPS:  - WITH Unix Sockets as requested...
>> START_AIPS: Starting TPMON daemons on LOCALHOST asynchronously...
>> Starting up 31DEC16 AIPS with normal priority
>> Begin the one true AIPS number 2 (release of 31DEC16) at priority =   0
>> AIPS 2: You are not on a local TV device, welcome stranger
>> AIPS 2: You are assigned TV device/server   2
>> AIPS 2: You are assigned graphics device/server   2
>> AIPS 2: Enter user ID number
>> ?DADEVS.PL <http://DADEVS.PL>: This program is untested under Perl
>> version 5.010
>> UNIXSERVERS: TVSRV1 is already running on host localhost, user 508
>> UNIXSERVERS: Start XAS1 on localhost, DISPLAY localhost:10.0
>> UNIXSERVERS: Start graphics server TKSRV1 on localhost, display
>> localhost:10.0
>> UNIXSERVERS: Start message server MSSRV1 on localhost, display
>> localhost:10.0
>> XAS: ** TrueColor FOUND!!!
>> XAS: !!! Shared memory not selected !!!
>> XAS: Using screen width 1270 height 678,
>>       max grey level 8191 in 16 grey-scale memories
>>
>> AIPS 2: Enter user ID number
>> ?329
>> AIPS 2: ZOPEN: STILL WAITING FOR FILE DA00:ACD000000;
>> AIPS 2: ZOPEN: STILL WAITING FOR FILE DA00:ACD000000;
>> AIPS 2: ZOPEN: STILL WAITING FOR FILE DA00:ACD000000;
>> AIPS 2: ZOPEN: STILL WAITING FOR FILE DA00:ACD000000;
>> AIPS 2: ZOPEN: STILL WAITING FOR FILE DA00:ACD000000;
>>
>>
> Somehow the accounting file has gotten locked by some process - perhaps
> one long gone from the system.  I assume that you do not want to reboot
> which should fix the issue.  So
>
> cd $AIPS_ROOT/DA00/<hostname>
> mv ACD000000\; ACD000000.save
> cp ACD000000.save ACD000000\;
>
> This should get rid of the lock (leaving it on the .save version)
>
> Otherwise
> RUN FILAIP
> AMANAGER
> 8 2
>
> Eric Greisen
>
>
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