FAQ

This page contains some frequently asked questions. Please consult this page before raising a GitHub issue!

Errors …

… ValueError: .xyz file length/format is incorrect

Check your xyz file - and see here for the format that splash expects.

… Please set $SPLASH_RAID environment variable

You need to set your Research Allocation ID environment variable - see here.

… Cannot open file '/apps/x86_64/modules/all/Anaconda3/2021.05' for 'reading'

Edit your ~/.bashrc file and change module load Anaconda3/2021.05 to module load Anaconda3/2022.10 Run source ~/.bashrc, then conda init bash. Finally, exit your session, and ssh into nimbus - you should now be able to use splash.

I want to …

… change my default compute instance

See here for instructions.

… receive emails about my jobs

See here for instructions.

… change my Resarch Allocation ID

To permanently change this, you’ll need to update the export SPLASH_RAID=<name_here> line in your ~/.bashrc file, and then and run source ~/.bashrc. To temporarily change this value for the current session, run export SPLASH_RAID=<name_here> in your terminal.