[Wien] Terminal closes automatically and the job terminates.

fabien.tran at vasp.at fabien.tran at vasp.at
Wed Sep 13 20:19:21 CEST 2023


With bash this should be
run_lapw ... >STDOUT 2>&1 &

On 13.09.2023 19:47, Peter Blaha wrote:
> I'm using a tcsh. There you would detach a job from the terminal
> using:
> 
> run_lapw ... >& STDOUT &
> 
> The job will continue, even if the terminal closes. All output and
> errors are directed into a file called STDOUT, which you can view
> whenever you want.
> 
> There must be something similar for the bash shell.
> 
> PS: As was mentioned before: Why are you using 500 k-points for a cell
> with 300 atoms ??
> 
> There is a good reason to upgrade to wien2k_23.2. The new init_lapw
> would automatically choose a reasonable number of k-points. Depending
> on the selected precision (-prec 0-3(n)) eventually ONE k-point is
> enough for the scf cycle.
> 
> Also the RKMAX would be set properly, you probably run with a much too
> large value.
> 
> Am 13.09.2023 um 18:58 schrieb Pranjal Nandi:
> 
>> Dear Member,
>> 
>> Hello.
>> 
>> My WIEN2k version is 21.1
>> 
>> I am running a simulation on a supercell containing about 300 atoms
>> which I expect to run for days (2 days maybe).  Using 500 K points.
>> 
>> However, even if I use the nohup command, the terminal automatically
>> closes after an hour or so and the job also terminates abruptly.
>> 
>> May I please know what could be the possible reasons behind it? In
>> case additional information is needed, please let me know.
>> 
>> Thank you.
>> 
>> With warm regards,
>> 
>> Pranjal
>> 
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