# Errors while running CTest

**URL:** <https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/errors-while-running-ctest/2651>\
**Category:** User discussions\
**Tags:** mdrun, installation-error\
**Created:** [August 6, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/errors-while-running-ctest/2651 "2021-08-06T13:12:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![prasanta13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b19c9b/32.png) [@prasanta13](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/u/prasanta13)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/errors-while-running-ctest/2651/1 "2021-08-06T13:12:10Z")

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GROMACS version: 2021.2  
GROMACS modification: No  
Hi there, I am following the quick and dirty installation provided here [Installation guide — GROMACS 2021.2 documentation](https://manual.gromacs.org/documentation/current/install-guide/index.html).  
In the 6th step, I got these errors,  
The following tests FAILED:

53 - MdrunOutputTests (Failed)  
54 - MdrunModulesTests (Failed)  
55 - MdrunIOTests (Failed)  
56 - MdrunTests (Failed)  
57 - MdrunPmeTests (Failed)  
58 - MdrunNonIntegratorTests (Failed)  
59 - MdrunTpiTests (Failed)  
60 - MdrunMpiTests (Failed)  
61 - MdrunMpiPmeTests (Failed)  
62 - MdrunMpiCoordinationTestsOneRank (Failed)  
63 - MdrunMpiCoordinationTestsTwoRanks (Failed)  
64 - MdrunFEPTests (Failed)  
66 - GmxapiExternalInterfaceTests (Failed)  
Errors while running CTest  
make[3]: \*\*\* [CMakeFiles/run-ctest-nophys.dir/build.make:58: CMakeFiles/run-ctest-nophys] Error 8  
make[2]: \*\*\* [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:2733: CMakeFiles/run-ctest-nophys.dir/all] Error 2  
make[1]: \*\*\* [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:2712: CMakeFiles/check.dir/rule] Error 2  
make: \*\*\* [Makefile:249: check] Error 2

Any help? I am a first time using Gromacs. Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![Poccia](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/gromacs.bioexcel.eu/poccia/32/1925_2.png) [@Poccia](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/u/Poccia)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/errors-while-running-ctest/2651/2 "2024-01-11T13:27:28Z")

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> [@prasanta13](#):
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> Errors while running CTest

Same error here with Gromacs 2023.3
