xgrass menu problem

[Hanh Nguyen]

XGRASS uses a file called "databases" to look up the absolute path to the 
GRASS location.  The default "databases" file is locate in $GISBASE/etc
directory.  If you do not have write permission on $GISBASE/etc/databases file,
you will not be able to use the keyboard to input your database.  To create
a new database, one must have a "databases" file in the $HOME/.xgrass directory.
With this file, XGRASS will allow the creation of a new database entries in
the $HOME/.xgrass/databases file.  To create $HOME/.xgrass/databases file,
run the "xgdatabases" command which comes with the XGRASS software.  This
shell script will append new database to the existing database in the
$HOME/.xgrass/databases file.  If you can't find the "xgdatabases" command, then
just edit a file $HOME/.xgrass/databases.  In the $HOME/.xgrass/databases file,
just add your database.  Ex:  /data/4.1


Hanh Nguyen

hanh at ncg.scs.ag.gov