[OpenFOAM.com] OpenFOAMplus is inaccessible from home directory

amuzeshi · July 15, 2018, 05:23

Hi Mat
I have installed openfoam v1806 on ubuntu 16.04 and mkdir -p $FOAM_RUN , but now I don't know where is my $FOAM_RUN

. Maybe at etc/var/lib/docker

But I don't have the permission to see the the folder contents

.

matejfor · July 15, 2018, 11:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by amuzeshi

Hi Mat
I have installed openfoam v1806 on ubuntu 16.04 and mkdir -p $FOAM_RUN , but now I don't know where is my $FOAM_RUN

. Maybe at etc/var/lib/docker

But I don't have the permission to see the the folder contents

.

Hi,
Not sure now - have you installed your OpenFOAM 1806 into a docker or you have installed OpenFOAM without any docker straight onto your Ubuntu box?

In both cases, (as docker is mapping your home directory) you end up with a directory created at:

/home/<yourUserName>/OpenFOAM/<yourUserName>-v1806/run

And you can always run:

echo $FOM_RUN to see what is the path.

Mat

amuzeshi · July 15, 2018, 15:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by matejfor

Hi,
Not sure now - have you installed your OpenFOAM 1806 into a docker or you have installed OpenFOAM without any docker straight onto your Ubuntu box?

In both cases, (as docker is mapping your home directory) you end up with a directory created at:

/home/<yourUserName>/OpenFOAM/<yourUserName>-v1806/run

And you can always run:

echo $FOM_RUN to see what is the path.

Mat

Yes; into a docker.
To tell the truth, I have OF v1806 and OF6 both installed

and the directory that you mentioned is $FOAM_RUN of the latter. And at the end (as u could guess):

Code:

echo $FOAM_RUN
/home/ali/OpenFOAM/ali-6/run

Any help would be appreciated.

matejfor · July 24, 2018, 18:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by amuzeshi

Yes; into a docker.
To tell the truth, I have OF v1806 and OF6 both installed

and the directory that you mentioned is $FOAM_RUN of the latter. And at the end (as u could guess):

Code:

echo $FOAM_RUN
/home/ali/OpenFOAM/ali-6/run

Any help would be appreciated.

Hi Amuzeshi,

if your docker is installed on Linux box, your docker home is mounted to your hosting system home. So your $FOAM_RUN is really in /home/ali/OpenFOAM ...

If your docker is on Mac or Windows, your host system home is not mounted to the docker user home. E.g. in docker in Mac, you have a directory called workingDir into which the user home is mounted. It makes sense to create your $FOAM_RUN in there, so your case files are accessible from the host system as well. For example on my box, the address is:

echo $FOAM_RUN
/home/ofuser/OpenFOAM/ofuser-v1712/run

but in /home/ofuser I created a symbolic link:

OpenFOAM -> workingDir/OpenFOAM

To make life easier. Hope this helps.

amuzeshi · August 7, 2018, 09:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by matejfor

Hi Amuzeshi,

if your docker is installed on Linux box, your docker home is mounted to your hosting system home. So your $FOAM_RUN is really in /home/ali/OpenFOAM ...

If your docker is on Mac or Windows, your host system home is not mounted to the docker user home. E.g. in docker in Mac, you have a directory called workingDir into which the user home is mounted. It makes sense to create your $FOAM_RUN in there, so your case files are accessible from the host system as well. For example on my box, the address is:

echo $FOAM_RUN
/home/ofuser/OpenFOAM/ofuser-v1712/run

but in /home/ofuser I created a symbolic link:

OpenFOAM -> workingDir/OpenFOAM

To make life easier. Hope this helps.

Hello
My docker is installed on Linux box, BUT docker home is NOT mounted to my home directory. So my $FOAM_RUN of openFoam+ is not really in /home/ali/OpenFOAM , instead this directory is the $FOAM_RUN of openFoam6.0. To be more clear:

openfoam 6.0 $FOAM_RUN :

Code:

/home/user_name/OpenFOAM/user_name-6/run

openfoam-plus 1806 $FOAM_RUN :

Code:

/root/OpenFOAM/root-v1806/run

Actually the problem is that my user home directory is something different from root directory...It is not as easy to work with root as it is with user's home.
Any idea would be appreciated...

amuzeshi · August 9, 2018, 07:20

Hello

I have installed OpenFOAMplus 1806 into a docker; But there are 2 super-important questions..
1-My docker is installed on Linux , BUT docker home is NOT mounted to my home directory

. To tell the truth, I have OpenFOAM-plus v1806 and OpenFOAM6(from cfd.direct) both installed

.So my $FOAM_RUN of openFoam-plus is not really in /home/ali/OpenFOAM , instead this directory is the $FOAM_RUN of openFoam6.0 (echo $HOME results : /home/ali). To be more clear:
openfoam 6.0 $FOAM_RUN :

Code:

  /home/ali/OpenFOAM/ali-6/run

openfoam-plus 1806 $FOAM_RUN :

Code:

/root/OpenFOAM/root-v1806/run

I followed the instructions in the this link, but it is very ambiguous how it would solve my problem

.
How can I access openfoam-plus 1806 from home directory?
2-Additionally, I don't know where is openfoam-plus installed?? There is nothing regarding with openfoam-plus in the following directory:

Code:

/home/ali/OpenFOAM/

Any idea would be appreciated...

wyldckat · August 17, 2018, 16:35

Quick answer @amuzeshi: I don't know if you have solved your problem, but my guess is that you are launching the script startOpenFOAM like this:

Code:

sudo ./startOpenFOAM

This would explain why you are seeing the path "/root/OpenFOAM/root-v1806/run".

If this is not what is happening, then please provide step-by-step details on how you are launching the OpenFOAM v1806 container and how you installed it.

amuzeshi · August 19, 2018, 01:20

Hi cKat!

I am really appreciated for your attention.

step-by-step details on how I installed OFplus :

1-Downloading docker CE package from here.

2-Following " Install from a package".
3-Creating a folder named "OFPlus", Downloading installOpenFOAM , startOpenFOAM scripts and saving them in :

Code:

$HOME/OFPlus/

4-

Code:

ali@soha:~/OFPlus$ chmod +x installOpenFOAM
ali@soha:~/OFPlus$ ./installOpenFOAM

I don't remember if I used "sudo" or not.
5-

Code:

ali@soha:~/OFPlus$ chmod +x startOpenFOAM

WITHOUT "sudo".

6-
Again WITHOUT "sudo":

Code:

ali@soha:~/OFPlus$ ./startOpenFOAM 
non-network local connections being added to access control list
of_v1806
bash-4.2# cd $FOAM_RUN 
bash-4.2# ls ../..
root-v1806

Appendix:

Code:

ali@soha:~$ docker images
REPOSITORY                       TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
rocker/rstudio                   latest              38f4873e0633        10 days ago         1.08GB
hello-world                      latest              2cb0d9787c4d        5 weeks ago         1.85kB
openfoamplus/of_v1806_centos73   latest              256f35c266e8        7 weeks ago         2.21GB

wyldckat · August 20, 2018, 15:33

Quick answer: Excellent, all of this information does help. If you don't remember if you ran the installation script with sudo, then try removing the image and then installing again as normal user.
You can remove the image with the following command:

Code:

docker rmi 256f35c266e8

Then run ./installOpenFOAM again as normal user.

Hopefully this solves the strange way "root" user was being used.

amuzeshi · August 21, 2018, 08:52

Thank you!
I will examine and let u know.

July 15, 2018, 05:23	OpenFOAMplus is inaccessible from home directory	#1
amuzeshi Senior Member Ali Shayegh Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 131 Rep Power: 11	Hi Mat I have installed openfoam v1806 on ubuntu 16.04 and mkdir -p $FOAM_RUN , but now I don't know where is my $FOAM_RUN . Maybe at etc/var/lib/docker But I don't have the permission to see the the folder contents.

August 9, 2018, 07:20	OpenFOAMplus is inaccessible from home directory	#6
amuzeshi Senior Member Ali Shayegh Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 131 Rep Power: 11	Hello I have installed OpenFOAMplus 1806 into a docker; But there are 2 super-important questions.. 1-My docker is installed on Linux , BUT docker home is NOT mounted to my home directory. To tell the truth, I have OpenFOAM-plus v1806 and OpenFOAM6(from cfd.direct) both installed .So my $FOAM_RUN of openFoam-plus is not really in /home/ali/OpenFOAM , instead this directory is the $FOAM_RUN of openFoam6.0 (echo $HOME results : /home/ali). To be more clear: openfoam 6.0 $FOAM_RUN : Code: /home/ali/OpenFOAM/ali-6/run openfoam-plus 1806 $FOAM_RUN : Code: /root/OpenFOAM/root-v1806/run I followed the instructions in the this link, but it is very ambiguous how it would solve my problem. How can I access openfoam-plus 1806 from home directory? 2-Additionally, I don't know where is openfoam-plus installed?? There is nothing regarding with openfoam-plus in the following directory: Code: /home/ali/OpenFOAM/ Any idea would be appreciated...

August 17, 2018, 16:35		#7
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,982 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Quick answer @amuzeshi: I don't know if you have solved your problem, but my guess is that you are launching the script startOpenFOAM like this: Code: sudo ./startOpenFOAM This would explain why you are seeing the path "/root/OpenFOAM/root-v1806/run". If this is not what is happening, then please provide step-by-step details on how you are launching the OpenFOAM v1806 container and how you installed it. __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM

August 19, 2018, 01:20		#8
amuzeshi Senior Member Ali Shayegh Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 131 Rep Power: 11	Hi cKat! I am really appreciated for your attention. step-by-step details on how I installed OFplus : 1-Downloading docker CE package from here. 2-Following " Install from a package". 3-Creating a folder named "OFPlus", Downloading installOpenFOAM , startOpenFOAM scripts and saving them in : Code: $HOME/OFPlus/ 4- Code: ali@soha:~/OFPlus$ chmod +x installOpenFOAM ali@soha:~/OFPlus$ ./installOpenFOAM I don't remember if I used "sudo" or not. 5- Code: ali@soha:~/OFPlus$ chmod +x startOpenFOAM WITHOUT "sudo". 6- Again WITHOUT "sudo": Code: ali@soha:~/OFPlus$ ./startOpenFOAM non-network local connections being added to access control list of_v1806 bash-4.2# cd $FOAM_RUN bash-4.2# ls ../.. root-v1806 Appendix: Code: ali@soha:~$ docker images REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE rocker/rstudio latest 38f4873e0633 10 days ago 1.08GB hello-world latest 2cb0d9787c4d 5 weeks ago 1.85kB openfoamplus/of_v1806_centos73 latest 256f35c266e8 7 weeks ago 2.21GB Last edited by amuzeshi; August 19, 2018 at 04:36.

August 20, 2018, 15:33		#9
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,982 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Quick answer: Excellent, all of this information does help. If you don't remember if you ran the installation script with sudo, then try removing the image and then installing again as normal user. You can remove the image with the following command: Code: docker rmi 256f35c266e8 Then run ./installOpenFOAM again as normal user. Hopefully this solves the strange way "root" user was being used. amuzeshi likes this.

August 21, 2018, 08:52		#10
amuzeshi Senior Member Ali Shayegh Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 131 Rep Power: 11	Thank you! I will examine and let u know.

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