Errors with access to INCAR, CHGCAR and WAVECAR files for continuing jobs

[dvinichenko]

Dear VASP developers and users,

While running VASP 5.3.3 compiled with intel-11.1 compiler and MKL 10.3.3 libraries on Blacklight cluster (http://www.psc.edu/index.php/computing- ... blacklight) I've encountered the following type of errors: for continuing jobs the execution of VASP crashes with a diagnosis like

forrtl: Permission denied
vasp.5.3.3 18Dez12 (build Feb 14 2013 11:12:11) complex
forrtl: severe (9): permission to access file denied, unit 18, file /CHGCAR

or

forrtl: Permission denied
forrtl: severe (9): permission to access file denied, unit 12, file /WAVECAR

or even crashes after execution while writing wavefunctions:

DMP: 9 -0.531009749092E+02 -0.93636E-04 -0.26068E-04 7168 0.359E-04 0.766E-04
1 F= -.53100975E+02 E0= -.53100975E+02 d E =0.000000E+00
forrtl: Permission denied
writing wavefunctions
forrtl: severe (9): permission to access file denied, unit 12, file /WAVECAR

This problem persists while using VASP 5.2.11 and 5.2.12 compiled on the same machine with same compiler and libraries. The odd fact is that it shows up not in every job: half of them go through successfully, and half - crash.

The cluster administration, after looking into the problem, gave the following feedback:
"Our view is that a memory bug in VASP is causing it to try to open these files in the root directory, to which, of course, you do not have access. We think the string in memory with the correct filename is being overwritten. To get help with this bug we suggest you contact the VASP user groups ".

That's why I'm asking for help here. Please let me know if you have some tips on how to resolve this issue.

Dmitry Vinichenko

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[admin]

this is not a VASP error, but a problem of setting file access permissions
correctly. please ask your sys admin to fix it