Very LONG Post!
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/grass-6.3.0RC4/etc$ grass63 -text
+ trap echo 'User break!' ; exit 2 3 15
+ GRASS_PERL=/usr/bin/perl
+ export GRASS_PERL
+ GRASS_SH=/bin/sh
+ export GRASS_SH
+ GRASS_VERSION=6.3.0RC4
+ export GRASS_VERSION
+ CMD_NAME=grass63
+ uname -s
+ SYSTEM=Linux
+
could you try editing your $GISBASE/etc/Init.sh file and change the top
line to #!/bin/sh -x. That will show gratuitous script progress info
and hopefully tell us which command is causing that message.
Hamish
No need; I found the thread: