# Error message in make.sra command

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**Category:** Commands in mothur\
**Created:** [January 3, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.mothur.org/t/error-message-in-make-sra-command/20267 "2020-01-03T17:37:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.mothur.org/t/error-message-in-make-sra-command/20267/1 "2020-01-03T17:37:06Z")

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Hi!

I am trying to use the make.sra command and am getting the following error and segmentation fault which quits mothur:

> mothur \> make.sra(file=RZF\_MI.files, project=rhizfun.project, mimark=RZF\_MI.txt)
> 
> [ERROR]: MIMarks file is missing group , please correct.
> 
> Segmentation fault: 11

I used the following command to make the mimark file:

> get.mimarkspackage(file=RZF\_MI.files)

then edited the mimark in excel.

I verified that the groups in the mimark and the .files are the same. Not sure what is causing this. I am using mothur v1.41.3

Thanks for your help!

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