Adding and removing BLAST databases

BLAST databases can be added in two ways:

A note on permissions: To create BLAST databases on the CLC Server using a CLC Workbench, the user running the CLC Server process must have file system level write permission on the import/export directory that you have configured to hold BLAST database.

By default, if you do not change any permissions, all users logging into the CLC Server (e.g., via their Workbench, or via the Command Line Tools), will be able to create BLAST databases in the areas you have configured to hold BLAST databases.

If you wish to restrict the ability to create BLAST databases to these a reas completely, but still wish your users to be able to access the BLAST databases to search against, then set the file system level permissions on the import/export directory so they are read-only.

When listing the databases as shown in figure 10.2, it is possible to delete the databases by clicking the Delete link at the far right-hand side of the database information.