GFS: "Permission denied" when getting GRIB data

[beowrf]

Dear all,

I never have any problems when getting Robert's PGRB datasets. However, if his server fails and I have to download the entire gfs-bunch, I often get following message:

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Initiating FTP process to ftp.ncep.noaa.gov
              -> Attempting to acquire /pub/data/nccf/com/gfs/prod/gfs.2015052000/gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p25.f000  Permission denied.

or

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   Initiating FTP process to ftp.ncep.noaa.gov
              -> Attempting to acquire /pub/data/nccf/com/gfs/prod/gfs.2015052000/gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p50.f003  Permission denied.
              -> Attempting to acquire /pub/data/nccf/com/gfs/prod/gfs.2015052000/gfs.t00z.pgrb2.0p50.f006  Permission denied.
              ...

or

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  Initiating FTP process to tgftp.nws.noaa.gov
              -> Attempting to acquire /SL.us008001/ST.opnl/MT.gfs_CY.00/RD.20150520/PT.grid_DF.gr2/fh.0003_tl.press_gr.0p50deg  Permission denied.
              -> Attempting to acquire /SL.us008001/ST.opnl/MT.gfs_CY.00/RD.20150520/PT.grid_DF.gr2/fh.0006_tl.press_gr.0p50deg  Permission denied.
              ...

The only server working is weather.noaa.gov.

The strange thing: This only happens on a machine with Open SuSE, and only on the old version of WRF-EMS (3.1.1).

Does anybody have a hint what could be wrong here?

Best regards,

Beowrf

[meteoadriatic]

This message is standard error output when one tries to execute nonexecutable file on linux. I have no clue what's going on, but that fact might get you idea where to search for problem? Of course it might not be related to that at all, especially if sometimes work, sometimes doesn't...

[beowrf]

Hi Ivan,

oh, this is a local permission problem! I thought that my user account was rejected on the servers.

Makes more sense now

Thanks for the hint!

[meteoadriatic]

I thought that my user account was rejected on the servers.

Pretty much sure that is not the case