[GRASS-user] GIS_LOCK and/or default database problem(s)

[George Washington]

Hi, I am having some problems trying to create a new LOCATION and MAPSET with default MySql database, programmatically, using Python (Ubuntu 9.04, GRASS 6.4RC4). I am running the following (external to GRASS!):

#Create the new LOCATION and MAPSET
grass.read_command("g.proj",flags='pc', georef='contours.shp', location='lower')
grass.read_command("g.gisenv", set='LOCATION_NAME=lower')
grass.read_command("g.mapset",flags='c',mapset='Contours', location='lower')
grass.read_command("g.gisenv", set='MAPSET=Contours')
grass.read_command("g.mapsets",flags='p',addmapset='Contours')
#Set database default, the empty database was created beforehand with phpMyAdmin.
c=grass.read_command("db.connect",flags='c',driver='mysql',database='LOWER')

The "g.mapset" command results in "ERROR: Unable to read GIS_LOCK environment variable".
The location and mapset however are created, seemingly correctly, but the default database (and the VAR file) is set to dbf, not MySql, ie after running "db.connect" I receive the following message:

Default driver / database set to:
driver: dbf
database: $GISDBASE/$LOCATION_NAME/$MAPSET/dbf/

Are the two problems related or am I missing a crutial step here? How can I force MySql to be the default for the new LOCATION/MAPSET?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
George


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