[rafal]

hi all,
i have some problems with instalation of OpenFOAM on unicomputer (Red Hat 8.0, pentium 4, user rights). If anyone have any idea how to bypass this problem, please help.
Here is the output from Installation Test
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celw8:~ > foamInstallationTest
Executing /home/expert/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.2/bin/foamInstallationTest:


Checking basic setup...
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Shell: bash
Host: celw8.ce.umist.ac.uk
OS: Linux version 2.4.18-14
User: expert
User_config: /home/expert/.bashrc
Foam_config: /home/expert/.OpenFOAM-1.2/bashrc sourced correctly.
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Checking main FOAM env variables...
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Environment_variable Set_to_file_or_directory Valid Crit
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$WM_PROJECT_INST_DIR /home/expert/OpenFOAM yes yes
$WM_PROJECT_USER_DIR /home/expert/OpenFOAM/expert-1.2 yes no
$FOAM_JOB_DIR /home/expert/OpenFOAM/jobControl no yes
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Checking the FOAM env variables set on the PATH...
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Environment_variable Set_to_file_or_directory Valid Path Crit
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$WM_PROJECT_DIR /home/expert/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.2 yes yes yes

$FOAM_USER_APPBIN ...rt-1.2/applications/bin/linuxGcc4Opt yes yes no
$FOAM_APPBIN ...AM-1.2/applications/bin/linuxGcc4Opt yes yes yes
$WM_DIR /home/expert/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.2/wmake yes yes yes
$FOAMX_PATH ...ations/utilities/preProcessing/FoamX yes no yes
$CEI_HOME /usr/local/ensight/CEI no no

$JAVA_PATH .../expert/OpenFOAM/linux/j2sdk1.4.2_05 yes yes no
$MICO_ARCH_PATH ...c/mico-2.3.11/platforms/linuxGcc4Opt yes yes yes
$LAM_ARCH_PATH ...src/lam-7.1.1/platforms/linuxGcc4Opt yes yes yes
$MPICH_ARCH_PATH --------- env variable not set --------- no
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Checking the FOAM env variables set on the LD_LIBRARY_PATH...
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Environment_variable Set_to_file_or_directory Valid Path Crit
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$FOAM_LIBBIN ...enFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.2/lib/linuxGcc4Opt yes yes yes
$FOAM_USER_LIBBIN ...OpenFOAM/expert-1.2/lib/linuxGcc4Opt yes yes no
$LAM_ARCH_PATH ...src/lam-7.1.1/platforms/linuxGcc4Opt yes yes yes
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Software versions
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Software Version Location
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gcc 4.0.1 /home/expert/OpenFOAM/linux/gcc-4.0.1/bin/gcc
java 1.4.2_05 /home/expert/OpenFOAM/linux/j2sdk1.4.2_05/bin/java
gzip 1.3.3 /usr/bin/gzip
tar 1.3.3 /bin/tar
icoFoam ...OAM/OpenFOAM-1.2/applications/bin/linuxGcc4Opt/icoFoam
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Checking file/directory permissions...
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File/directory Set Reqd Crit
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Checking networking...
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Action Result Crit
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..._celw8.ce.umist.ac.uk Successful yes
Pinging_localHost Networking_cannot_reach_localHost yes
WARNING: CRITICAL ERROR

Test_rsh: Unsuccessful_connection_refused* yes
Test_ssh: Successful yes
(*) Only one of rsh or ssh is required by the Foam enviroment.

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Base configuration ok.

The foam installation contains 1 critical error(s).

Review the output for warning messages and consult
the installation guide for trouble shooting.

celw8:~ >

[stefanke]

does your tcp/ip stack working? Are you able to ping your localhost (172.0.0.1). You get this error because the installation script is not able to ping you localhost. Are you in the right runlevel (3 or 5)?

Take care that you network setup is working and go ahead.

[rafal]

Thats true I cannot ping myself (i dont know why but i will sort this out with admin)
thanks

[stefanke]

There are only two possibilities:

- your tcp/ip stack is buggy
- your tcp/ip stack is not loaded

> check the loaded kernel modules
> what is the output of ifconfig

I am sure your Admin will fix this problem

cheers
Stefan