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QUESTION:
"When importing a database, why do I get a Failed to make directory XXXX error?"
An example of an access error is shown below:
import:
Import Directory /afs/slac.stanford.edu/g/babar/dist/releases/6.0.2/database/export
Import Name BaBarRef
Boot file /nfs/objyserv1/u3/ec/stage/objy/XXXX/BaBar
FDDB /nfs/objyserv1/u3/ec/stage/objy/XXXX/BaBar.FDDB
AMS Server objyserv1.slac.stanford.edu
Lock Server objyserv1.slac.stanford.edu
FDDB ID 25865
making /nfs/objyserv1/u3/ec/stage/objy/XXXX
mkdir: Failed to make directory "/nfs/objyserv1/u3/ec/stage/objy/XXXX";
Permission denied
import: mkdir /nfs/objyserv1/u3/ec/stage/objy/XXXX failed - fatal error
ANSWER:
If you receive such an error message, you probably do not have access to the file system containing the database. At SLAC, you can only access the file system from a farm machine, such
as morgan or percheron.
(Last updated 7/8/98)
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