CFD Online Logo CFD Online URL
www.cfd-online.com
[Sponsors]
Home > Forums > Software User Forums > OpenFOAM > OpenFOAM Running, Solving & CFD

FOAM FATAL ERROR in Foam ... could not find mandatory file 'controlDict

Register Blogs Community New Posts Updated Threads Search

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Old   March 13, 2014, 09:20
Default FOAM FATAL ERROR in Foam ... could not find mandatory file 'controlDict
  #1
New Member
 
Leonidas Siozos-Rousoulis
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Posts: 11
Rep Power: 13
leonidassr is on a distinguished road
Hey guys,
I am running a massively parallel job on OpenFOAM remotely.
Every time I submit and initiate the job, I get the following message in the Residuals:

" FOAM FATAL ERROR in Foam::findEtcFiles() : could not find mandatory file * * 'controlDict' "

Despite that though, the solver seems to read all input variables and BoCos and starts to iterate normally.

Supposedly "controlDict" can't be found when solving, however it is located in the case directory where it should be.

Is there a way to avoid this error? Should I maybe ignore it as long as the solver is running normally?
leonidassr is offline   Reply With Quote

Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
[Other] mesh airfoil NACA0012 anand_30 OpenFOAM Meshing & Mesh Conversion 13 March 7, 2022 17:22
wmake compiling new solver mksca OpenFOAM Programming & Development 14 June 22, 2018 06:29
simpleFoam parallel AndrewMortimer OpenFOAM Running, Solving & CFD 12 August 7, 2015 18:45
Trouble compiling utilities using source-built OpenFOAM Artur OpenFOAM Programming & Development 14 October 29, 2013 10:59
centOS 5.6 : paraFoam not working yossi OpenFOAM Installation 2 October 9, 2013 01:41


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:39.