When I type which getpwdcmd, I get: /apps/prod/i686/freesurfer-4.4.0/fsfast/bin/getpwdcmd
And I checked, the file is there.

Anna


2009/11/17 Douglas N Greve <greve@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu>
What happens when you type

which getpwdcmd

And can you see the file in $FREESURFER_HOME/fsfast/bin?

Anna Rotarska-Jagiela wrote:
Dear Doug,
thank you for your response. The path you named is added. Is there anything else we can check?
Anna

2009/11/16 Douglas N Greve <greve@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu <mailto:greve@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu>>


   Try adding $FREESURFER_HOME/fsfast/bin to your path.


   doug

   Anna Rotarska-Jagiela wrote:
   >
   >
   > Dear Freesurfer Users,
   > during the creation of average brain with Freesurfer, I got the
   > following ERROR message:
   > > > getpwdcmd: command not found
   > > > ERROR: format for rh.orig.avg.area.mgh not recognized.
   > > > ERROR: make_average_surface
   >
   > do you have any idea what this might be? The Freesurfer version I'm
   > using is 4.4.0. I also attach the log file.
   > I would appreciate your help.
   > Sincerely,
   > Anna Rotarska-Jagiela
   >
   >
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Dr. Anna Rotarska-Jagiela
Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
Department of Neurophysiology
Deutschordenstr. 46
60528 Frankfurt a.M.
Germany
Email: rotarska@mpih-frankfurt.mpg.de <mailto:rotarska@mpih-frankfurt.mpg.de>

Phone: +49 69 6301 83782
Fax: +49 69 6301 3833
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MGH-NMR Center
greve@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu
Phone Number: 617-724-2358 Fax: 617-726-7422

Bugs: surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/BugReporting
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Dr. Anna Rotarska-Jagiela
Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
Department of Neurophysiology
Deutschordenstr. 46
60528 Frankfurt a.M.
Germany
Email: rotarska@mpih-frankfurt.mpg.de
Phone: +49 69 6301 83782
Fax: +49 69 6301 3833
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