Could not find mandatory etc entry (mode=ugo) 'controlDict'

OlivierM · January 19, 2021, 16:08

hello

I have just installed OFv2012 on ubuntu 20.04 LTS WSL2.

I went through the install process
(https://www.openfoam.com/download/in...ry-windows.php)
but it fails at the final validation

Here is the error message:

#
~/tutorials/incompressible/icoFoam/cavity$ blockMesh
--> FOAM FATAL ERROR :
Could not find mandatory etc entry (mode=ugo)
'controlDict'
#

would it be anyone who knows what could be wrong ?

thank you

David Jean · July 9, 2021, 09:52

Hi Sir, did you find out the solution for this issue

j-avdeev · May 20, 2022, 06:50

Topic is old, but for anyone who will meet same problem in future.

I had this error/problem when trying to run blockMesh under root user.
Problem solved just by running blockMesh under regular (non-root) user.

January 19, 2021, 16:08	Could not find mandatory etc entry (mode=ugo) 'controlDict'	#1
OlivierM New Member Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 26 Rep Power: 5	hello I have just installed OFv2012 on ubuntu 20.04 LTS WSL2. I went through the install process (https://www.openfoam.com/download/in...ry-windows.php) but it fails at the final validation Here is the error message: # ~/tutorials/incompressible/icoFoam/cavity$ blockMesh --> FOAM FATAL ERROR : Could not find mandatory etc entry (mode=ugo) 'controlDict' # would it be anyone who knows what could be wrong ? thank you foadsf, LCSosa and Vik like this.

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David Jean New Member A Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 7	Hi Sir, did you find out the solution for this issue

May 20, 2022, 06:50		#3
j-avdeev Member Avdeev Evgeniy Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Togliatty, Russia Posts: 69 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 21	Topic is old, but for anyone who will meet same problem in future. I had this error/problem when trying to run blockMesh under root user. Problem solved just by running blockMesh under regular (non-root) user.