eparam error
cristian wrote on Jul 14, 2008
Hello,
I am first time IRAF user and have recently finished the installation. I have run into a problem when trying to modify parameters for any task. Everytime i try to save the new parameters i get the following error: "Unable to open parameter file 'uparm$imlimsum.par' ". I have tried using :w, :wq, and Ctrl-D and i get the same error for every task whose parameters i try to change. Is there something wrong with the installation? is there a way to fix this without having to re-install IRAF?
Thanks,
Cristian
I am first time IRAF user and have recently finished the installation. I have run into a problem when trying to modify parameters for any task. Everytime i try to save the new parameters i get the following error: "Unable to open parameter file 'uparm$imlimsum.par' ". I have tried using :w, :wq, and Ctrl-D and i get the same error for every task whose parameters i try to change. Is there something wrong with the installation? is there a way to fix this without having to re-install IRAF?
Thanks,
Cristian
Mike Fitzpatrick wrote on Jul 14, 2008
The error usually means just that either your 'uparm' directory doesn't exist, or you don't have write permissions in it (e.g. you are logging in through the 'iraf' user account as yourself and can't write to the uparm directory owned by 'iraf). Uparm directories are created when you do a 'mkiraf' (which you only need to do once in a directory), then login using the 'cl' command. You should not be using the 'iraf' account as the login, just do a MKIRAF yourself in your home directory.
-Mike
-Mike
cristian wrote on Jul 14, 2008
Thanks for the reply Mike.
Today it misteriously worked, I don't know exactly how. But I suspect I was logging in with the incorrect user, as you said.
Cristian
Today it misteriously worked, I don't know exactly how. But I suspect I was logging in with the incorrect user, as you said.
Cristian
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