Ok it seems to be working now if I remove the quotation marks from the config file. Thank you all for your help! I am looking forward to using open MPI for my work!
On Fri, 7 Feb 2020 at 09:42, Jin Tao <jintaol...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Thank you for the guidance. I rebooted my computer but now the program > fails to compile. > > I then tried changing the tmp directory adding the following line to > *openmpi-mca-params.conf*: > > > *orte_tmpdir_base = "/Users/myname/Desktop/shared/tmp"* > But now I get the following error: > > *PMIX ERROR: ERROR in file dstore_base.c at line 1659* > *Impossible to open the file > /"Users/myname/Desktop/shared/tmp"/ompi.dyn900-158.501/pid.1610/contact.txt > in write mode* > *ORTE_ERROR_LOG: File open failure in file util/hnp_contact.c at line 91* > *CANNOT CREATE FIFO > /"Users/myname/Desktop/shared/tmp"/ompi.dyn900-158.501/pid.1610/0/debugger_attach_fifo: > errno 2* > > Is there a way I can fix this? > > Thanks! > > > > > On Fri, 7 Feb 2020 at 00:17, Ralph Castain via users < > users@lists.open-mpi.org> wrote: > >> It is also wise to create a "tmp" directory under your home directory, >> and reset TMPDIR to point there. Avoiding use of the system tmpdir is >> highly advisable under Mac OS, especially Catalina. >> >> >> On Feb 6, 2020, at 4:09 PM, Gutierrez, Samuel K. via users < >> users@lists.open-mpi.org> wrote: >> >> Good afternoon, >> >> I fear that files created with shm_open(), a call used in the posix shmem >> component, are not being cleaned up properly. To test this theory, can you >> please reboot your computer and try again? Rebooting should remove any >> temporary files created with shm_open(). >> >> Sam >> >> On Feb 6, 2020, at 4:34 PM, Jin Tao via users <users@lists.open-mpi.org> >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I am running Open MPI on Mac OS Catalina and am running into an issue. >> >> - I installed Open MPI and everything seemed to be working fine until a >> few hours ago. >> >> - I make and run with the terminal command: >> >> * make && mpiexec --mca shmem posix --oversubscribe -np 8 main.out* >> >> - When I do this, I get the following error: >> >> *opal_shmem_base_select failed* >> *--> Returned value -1 instead of OPAL_SUCCESS* >> >> - If i remove some of the compiler flags, and run as follows, I get >> another error: >> >> *schmem: posix: file name search - max attempts exceeded.cannot continue >> with posix.* >> >> - In fact, now the program fails to compile at all, and just hangs when I >> run the make and run command outlined earlier. >> >> The program was running correctly earlier today. Could someone please >> advise? I am new to MPI and would ideally like to develop a lot of skill in >> using this library for my work. >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> >>
