sudo chown -R yourusername /path/to/your/grassdb
On Sep 12, 2011, at 7:25 AM, Kurt Springs wrote: > How would one go about transferring ownership? > > Kurt > On Sep 11, 2011, at 1:00 PM, Michael Barton wrote: > >> It sure looks like permissions are the problem here. The GUI needs to write >> things to your GIS Database and to temp files. If you are not the owner, >> there could be problems. >> >> Michael >> ____________________ >> C. Michael Barton >> Director, Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity >> Professor of Anthropology, School of Human Evolution & Social Change >> Arizona State University >> >> voice: 480-965-6262 (SHESC), 480-727-9746 (CSDC) >> fax: 480-965-7671 (SHESC), 480-727-0709 (CSDC) >> www: http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton, http://csdc.asu.edu >> >> >> On Sep 11, 2011, at 2:12 AM, <grass-user-requ...@lists.osgeo.org> wrote: >> >>> Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:21:05 -0400 >>> From: Kurt Springs <ferret_b...@mac.com> >>> Subject: [GRASS-user] Problem after Installing OS X 10.7 >>> To: grass-user@lists.osgeo.org >>> Message-ID: <b87ef884-61e7-4bd9-a790-0c4e80844...@mac.com> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" >>> >>> Hi Folks, >>> >>> I finally installed OS X 10.7.1. Because I had a corruption with Java I >>> did a clean install. I?ve been gradually loading things back in. I ran >>> into trouble when I got to GRASS. I have William Kyngebure?s 6.4.1-5. I >>> launched it for the first time and got the following in Terminal: >>> >>> >>> ____ >>> __________ ___ __________ _______________ >>> / ____/ __ \/ | / ___/ ___/ / ____/ _/ ___/ >>> / / __/ /_/ / /| | \__ \\_ \ / / __ / / \__ \ >>> / /_/ / _, _/ ___ |___/ /__/ / / /_/ // / ___/ / >>> \____/_/ |_/_/ |_/____/____/ \____/___//____/ >>> >>> Welcome to GRASS 6.4.1 (2011) >>> GRASS homepage: http://grass.osgeo.org/ >>> This version running thru: Bash Shell (/bin/bash) >>> Help is available with the command: g.manual -i >>> See the licence terms with: g.version -c >>> If required, restart the GUI with: g.gui wxpython >>> When ready to quit enter: exit >>> >>> GRASS 6.4.1 (NH-State_Plane):~ > ERROR: MAPSET PERMANENT - permission denied >>> ERROR: MAPSET PERMANENT - permission denied >>> 2011-09-10 18:49:22.524 Python[1232:e0f] CFURLCreateWithString was passed >>> this invalid URL string: >>> '/System/Library/CoreServices/CommonCocoaPanels.bundle' (a file system path >>> instead of an URL string). The URL created will not work with most file URL >>> functions. CFURLCreateWithFileSystemPath or >>> CFURLCreateWithFileSystemPathRelativeToBase should be used instead. >>> >>> GRASS 6.4.1 (NH-State_Plane):~ > exit >>> exit >>> /Applications/GRASS-6.4.app/Contents/MacOS/etc/Init.sh: line 899: 1232 >>> Killed: 9 "$GRASS_PYTHON" "$GISBASE/etc/wxpython/wxgui.py" >>> >>> Closing monitors ... >>> ERROR: MAPSET PERMANENT - permission denied >>> Closing open gis.m sessions..... >>> Cleaning up temporary files ... >>> ERROR: MAPSET PERMANENT - permission denied >>> Done. >>> >>> >>> >>> Goodbye from GRASS GIS >>> >>> logout >>> >>> [Process completed] >>> '/Applications/GRASS-6.4.app/Contents/MacOS/grass.sh'; exit >>> Last login: Sat Sep 10 18:48:20 on ttys000 >>> kurt-springss-mac-pro:~ kurtsprings$ >>> '/Applications/GRASS-6.4.app/Contents/MacOS/grass.sh'; exit >>> Rebuilding Addon HTML manual pages index... >>> Rebuilding Addon menu... >>> 2011-09-10 19:01:52.382 osascript[1570:707] Error loading >>> /Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Unit >>> Types: dlopen(/Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit >>> Types.osax/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Unit Types, 262): no suitable image found. >>> Did find: >>> /Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax/Contents/MacOS/Adobe >>> Unit Types: no matching architecture in universal wrapper >>> osascript: OpenScripting.framework - scripting addition >>> "/Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax" declares no loadable >>> handlers. >>> Python 2.6.6 found. >>> Cleaning up temporary files ... >>> Starting GRASS ... >>> ERROR: MAPSET PERMANENT - permission denied >>> 2011-09-10 19:01:56.428 Python[1602:e0f] CFURLCreateWithString was passed >>> this invalid URL string: >>> '/System/Library/CoreServices/CommonCocoaPanels.bundle' (a file system path >>> instead of an URL string). The URL created will not work with most file URL >>> functions. CFURLCreateWithFileSystemPath or >>> CFURLCreateWithFileSystemPathRelativeToBase should be used instead. >>> ____ >>> >>> I?ve loaded the frame works. Permissions were an issue as I moved things >>> From time machine to a User with an (old) tag and ported them to my new >>> user file. I think that was solved. Everything I?ve checked gives my new >>> User Read and Write permission. >>> >>> Any thoughts. >>> >>> Kurt >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > grass-user mailing list > grass-user@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user ----- William Kyngesburye <kyngchaos*at*kyngchaos*dot*com> http://www.kyngchaos.com/ First Pogril: Why is life like sticking your head in a bucket filled with hyena offal? Second Pogril: I don't know. Why IS life like sticking your head in a bucket filled with hyena offal? First Pogril: I don't know either. Wretched, isn't it? -HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy _______________________________________________ grass-user mailing list grass-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user