Indeed. There's a different (no less cryptic) error with a dCache: $ lcg-cr -v --vo dteam -d srm.epcc.ed.ac.uk file://home/steve/filetest.txt Using grid catalog type: lfc Using grid catalog : mon.epcc.ed.ac.uk Source URL: file://home/steve/filetest.txt File size: 6 VO name: dteam Destination specified: srm.epcc.ed.ac.uk Destination URL for copy: gsiftp://pool2.epcc.ed.ac.uk:2811//pnfs/epcc.ed.ac.uk/data/dteam/generat ed/2006-11-24/filecca82e62-4535-4ff6-9fd4-09be266bfd28 # streams: 1 # set timeout to 0 seconds Alias registered in Catalog: lfn:/grid/dteam/generated/2006-11-24/file-3c515af0-a7fe-40a6-a99b-3f8b90 43e5fa the server sent an error response: 553 553 Permission denied, reason: CacheException(rc=2;msg=Pnfs error : File exists) Copy Failed: Unregistering alias from catalog. java.rmi.RemoteException: srm advisoryDelete failed; nested exception is: java.lang.RuntimeException: advisoryDelete(User [name=dteam001, uid=12000, gid=1040, root=/],pnfs/epcc.ed.ac.uk/data/dteam/generated/2006-11-24/filecca82e62- 4535-4ff6-9fd4-09be266bfd28) Error file does not exist, cannot delete lcg_cr: Transport endpoint is not connected > -----Original Message----- > From: Testbed Support for GridPP member institutes > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Burke, S (Stephen) > Sent: 24 November 2006 16:24 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: lcg-cr to DPM problem > > Testbed Support for GridPP member institutes > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steve Thorn said: > > It can't believe the ******g file syntax got me again. > > That's an especially crazy error message even by grid > standards, I'll submit a bug and see if it can be improved. > > Stephen >