This came up in discussion #1703

Describe the Problem

The model_applications/s2s_mjo/UserScript_obsERA_obsOnly_PhaseDiagram use case (previously in s2s) fails because the use case tries to write output data to a directory under {INPUT_BASE}. In most cases the input data is owned by another user so they cannot write output to that area. All use cases should always write any output and intermediate files relative to {OUTPUT_BASE} to prevent any issues like this.

Expected Behavior

The use case should run without error when the INPUT_BASE is owned by another user and the user running the use case does not have permission to write into INPUT_BASE. All files created by the use case should be written under OUTPUT_BASE.

Environment

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*1. Machine: seneca
*2. OS: Debian Buster
*3. METplus 4.1.0 and develop

To Reproduce

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1. Set INPUT_BASE to /d1/projects/METplus/METplus_Data
2. Run UserScript_obsERA_obsOnly_PhaseDiagram use case

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