[mpich-discuss] open failed for root's mpd conf

[rcx11 at yahoo.com]

That is exactly what I'm trying to do - run on a root started ring as a normal user. I get no errors when running as root.

--- On Wed, 3/17/10, Dave Goodell <goodell at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:

> From: Dave Goodell <goodell at mcs.anl.gov>
> Subject: Re: [mpich-discuss] open failed for root's mpd conf
> To: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
> Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 3:46 PM
> Just to be sure, you are trying to to
> use a root-started mpd ring as a  
> regular user, correct?  If so, make sure that you have
> a mode 600 file  
> named "/etc/mpd.conf" (no leading ".") containing the
> secret word.
> 
> If you are trying to use a regular user-started mpd ring as
> a regular  
> user, then remove "MPD_USE_ROOT_MPD=yes" from your
> "~/.mpd.conf".
> 
> -Dave
> 
> On Mar 17, 2010, at 3:33 PM, rcx11 at yahoo.com
> wrote:
> 
> > It's "MPD_USE_ROOT_MPD=yes" as per setup guide in the
> link given.
> >
> > --- On Wed, 3/17/10, Dave Goodell <goodell at mcs.anl.gov>
> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Dave Goodell <goodell at mcs.anl.gov>
> >> Subject: Re: [mpich-discuss] open failed for
> root's mpd conf
> >> To: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
> >> Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 3:02 PM
> >> On Mar 17, 2010, at 2:50 PM, rcx11 at yahoo.com
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I've been searching through documentation
> trying to
> >> find why I'm getting the error when trying to run
> as a
> >> non-root user. I'm running Fedora 12 x86 and have
> installed
> >> MPICH2 via yum. I've got my mpd.conf files created
> according
> >> to http://debianclusters.cs.uni.edu/index.php/MPICH_without_Torque_Functionality
> 
> >> .
> >> When trying to run mpiexec as a non-root user, I
> get the
> >> error "/usr/bin/mpdroot: open failed for root's
> mpd conf
> >> filempiexec_sebastian.ags-rolla.zapto.org
> (__init__ 1208):
> >> forked process failed; status=255" What is causing
> this?
> >>
> >> Please see section 5.1.6 of the Installer's Guide:
> http://www.mcs.anl.gov/research/projects/mpich2/documentation/files/mpich2-1.2.1-installguide.pdf
> >>
> >> Do you have "MPD_USE_ROOT_MPD=1" set somewhere in
> your
> >> environment or mpd.conf file?
> >>
> >> -Dave
> >>
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