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Running and Verifying GAMESS

Procedure

  1. Use PuTTY to log in to the server as the root user.
  2. Run the following command to check the host name:
    hostname
  3. Run the following command to change the host name in the runall file:
    1. Open runall.
      vi runall
    2. Press i to enter the insert mode and change the value of si.msg.chem.iastate.edu in line 23 to hostname.
    3. Press Esc, type :wq!, and press Enter to save the file and exit.
  4. Run the following command to run the test case:
    time ./runall 00
  5. Move the 47 log files in the /path/to/GAMESS directory to the /path/to/GAMESS/tests/standard directory.
  6. Run the following command to check whether the test case is executed successfully:
    1. Switch to the test case directory.
      cd tests/standard
    2. Modify the checktst file.
      1. Open checktst.

        vim checktst

      2. Press i to enter the insert mode and change 48 in line 39 to 47.
      3. Press Esc, type :wq!, and press Enter to save the file and exit.
    3. Run the check command.
      time ./checktst

      If the following information is displayed, GAMESS is installed successfully:

      All 47 testresults are correct!