Cannot open reference state file after installing Citcoms 3.3.1 with pull request (hdf5 updates)

[mekeshavsharma]

So i installed Citcoms 3.3.1 without ggrd and without hdf5 support first and ran a file with a reference state file attached and it worked fine and gave me proper output. Then i installed Citcoms 3.3.1 with both ggrd and hdf5 support and it was giving me Hg2open error (due to hdf5). Then i went to the pull request and downloaded all the 12 changed files and replaced them properly. Then i installed Citcoms 3.3.1 and it was installed with ggrd and with hdf5 without giving any error. But now when i am running the same input file which i used earlier (and gave ouput earlier) is now showing :-

Cannot open reference state file:
Cannot open reference state file:
Cannot open reference state file:
Cannot open reference state file:
Cannot open reference state file:
Cannot open reference state file:
Primary job terminated normally, but 1 process returned
a non-zero exit code. Per user-direction, the job has been aborted.
mpirun detected that one or more processes exited with non-zero status, thus causing
the job to be terminated. The first process to do so was:
Process name: [[5343,1],6]
Exit code: 8

I even tried running without the use of reference file but it gave me the same error. Even when i tried running the examples provided in the cookbook, it is giving me the same error. My main purpose was to use Citcoms with .grd files thats why i installed with ggrd (hc) support. I also installed Citcoms by citcoms-hdf5.zip (so i dont have to manually copy paste files) but same error. Kindly help me please

[tan2]

From the error message, it appears that the *refstate_file *parameter may not be properly set in your input file. The repeated error suggests the system is unable to locate or access the reference state file. To help troubleshoot this issue, could you please verify the following: 1. Check the filename 2. Verify the file path 3. Confirm file permissions is readable If you've confirmed all of these and the issue persists, please attach your input file and reference state file to the bug report. This will allow us to investigate the specific configuration causing the problem. Regards, Eh

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On Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM mekeshavsharma ***@***.***> wrote: *mekeshavsharma* created an issue (geodynamics/citcoms#17) <#17> So i installed Citcoms 3.3.1 without ggrd and without hdf5 support first and ran a file with a reference state file attached and it worked fine and gave me proper output. Then i installed Citcoms 3.3.1 with both ggrd and hdf5 support and it was giving me Hg2open error (due to hdf5). Then i went to the pull request and downloaded all the 12 changed files and replaced them properly. Then i installed Citcoms 3.3.1 and it was installed with ggrd and with hdf5 without giving any error. But now when i am running the same input file which i used earlier (and gave ouput earlier) is now showing " Cannot open reference state file: Cannot open reference state file: Cannot open reference state file: Cannot open reference state file: Cannot open reference state file: Cannot open reference state file: Primary job terminated normally, but 1 process returned a non-zero exit code. Per user-direction, the job has been aborted. ------------------------------ mpirun detected that one or more processes exited with non-zero status, thus causing the job to be terminated. The first process to do so was: Process name: [[5343,1],6] Exit code: 8 " I even tried running without the use reference file but it gave me the same error. Even when i tried running the examples provided in the cookbook, it is giving me the same error. My main purpose was to use Citcoms with .grd files thats why i installed with ggrd (hc) support. I also installed Citcoms by citcoms-hdf5.zip (so i dont have to manually copy paste files) but same error. Kindly help me please — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#17>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AABWQQWENPDTV2WLG62KPGT34GGB5AVCNFSM6AAAAACLXX2BH2VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43ASLTON2WKOZTGYYTCMBWGMZTGMQ> . You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[mekeshavsharma]

From the error message, it appears that the *refstate_file *parameter may
not be properly set in your input file. The repeated error suggests the
system is unable to locate or access the reference state file.

To help troubleshoot this issue, could you please verify the following:

1. Check the filename
2. Verify the file path
3. Confirm file permissions is readable

If you've confirmed all of these and the issue persists, please attach your
input file and reference state file to the bug report. This will allow us
to investigate the specific configuration causing the problem.

Regards,
Eh
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I have properly set up the parameters sir. I again ran the same input file with the same reference file attached to it while using Citcoms 3.3.1 without ggrd and without hdf5 and it ran properly and gave me proper output. But after installing Citcoms 3.3.1 with ggrd and with hdf5 update patch from pull request, it is giving the same cannot open refstate error as mentioned earlier.

01testinput.txt
ref_mantle01test.txt

I am attaching both the files for your reference. I changed the name of ref_mantle01test.dat to .txt here only as i was not able to attach .dat file here. Thank you.

I have also attached the screenshots below. The 1st one is while running the above attached files with Citcoms 3.3.1 without hdf5 and without ggrd & and the 2nd one is while running the same above attached files with Citcoms 3.3.1 with ggrd and with hdf5.