TD-DFT Excited state optimization failed

[e.berardo]

Hi all,
I am trying to optimize the excited state of a cluster, but the optimization fails in job.13, after the dscf and escf converge, with this error message:

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    S+T+V CONTRIBUTIONS TO ENERGY GRADIENT
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1e-integral 1st. derivatives will be neglected if expon. factor < 0.100000E-10


gradient run cancelled due to user signal in  (i|STV|j)`      :    2   1   0   0 (nshell= 259) !

MODTRACE: no modules on stack

 *** this job must be restarted ! ***
egrad ended abnormally
error in gradient step (1)
(END)


I am right now restarting the optimization with the new coordinates, but I would like to understand why this error occurred. Can anybody help me?
Thanks
Enrico

[Arnim]

Hi Enrico,

that means a file called 'STOP' for a soft break was found in the working directory.

Cheers,

Arnim

[e.berardo]

Thanks for the fast response Arnim,
I did put a stop file in the directory of the first calculation, but then I ran a restart on it and the same error came up (this time no STOP file was in the directory). I am now running a clean restart (with the opt coord and starting define again) and see what happens. I will keep you updated.

Regards,

Enrico

[e.berardo]

Hi to everybody,
doing a restart [of jobex -ex] by copying all the files in the new folder didn't work and the calculation crashed again, but with a clean restart (just using the coord file and calling define again) the opt reached convergency with no problems.
Cheers,

Enrico