[GRASSLIST:1752] Re: Re: Newbie - error: d.dmrc doesn't exists

[Roger Bivand]

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Jakob Lanstorp wrote:

> > I believe this means that you are using PERMANENT as your working mapset.
> >Have you tried starting GRASS in a different mapset in
> > the location?
> 
> The sample data spearfish and the global dataset only seems to have one mapset 
> present, i.e. the PERMANENT one ?

Depending on whether you start GRASS in graphical or text mode, the way
you create a new mapset differs; in text you enter the new mapset name,
and confirm that you want to create a new mapset. If your file system
permissions will not let you, create the mapset directory as root user,
and chown it to your login.

> 
> Or do I have mistaken some think.
> 
> Thanx,
> Jakob
> 
> On Thursday 13 November 2003 10:49, Roger Bivand wrote:
> > On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Jakob Lanstorp wrote:
> > > When running the Display Manager, I get the error:
> > > File /home/Grass/Globaldata/global/PERMANENT/ .d.dmrc doesn't exists.
> >
> >
> > > I have tried the spearfish and the global dataset from
> > > http://grass.itc.it/data.html
> > >
> > > How can I handle that error and get to view the map.
> > > Been looking at: http://grass.itc.it/gdp/grass5tutor/HTML_en/c407.html
> > >
> > > Thanx,
> > > Jakob
> 
> 

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