[GRASS-user] Error using v.in.ogr to load a shapefile: any clue?

[Corrado]

Dear friends,

yes I use Ubuntu (7.10).

On Monday 10 March 2008 16:01:34 Nikos Alexandris wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-03-10 at 15:52 +0000, Corrado wrote:
> > Dear friends,
> >
> > I get this error when trying to read the Scotland.shp shape file using
> > v.in.ogr. Please, not that I have the proper permissions on the databse.
>
> Do you use Ubuntu? If no disregard whatever I am writing.
>
> If yes there is "strange" permission problem (when GRASS places some
> files in the /tmp directory).
>
> More info here:
>
> http://www.nabble.com/Permission-denied-%28again%21%
> 29-td15288072.html#a15325212
>
> Either create your location by entering GRASS with sudo or get yourself
> GRASS' source code and configure/compile/install.
>
> There is also maybe the option to tell GRASS to store it's temp files
> somewhere else than in tmp
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nikos


Best Regards
-- 
Corrado Topi

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