Note
-The name of the server directory is always ‘nxserver.’ This -will be appended to the supplied path, unless the final -element is already ‘nxserver.’
+If the supplied path already ends in ‘nxserver,’ it will not +be appended.
All the files in the ‘nxserver’ directory will have group read/write permissions to allow them to be updated by multiple users in that group.
+This also adds a hidden file to the home directory pointing to the +server directory, so that the server path can be read in future login +sessions. Each user should then issue the same command to store the +server directory in their own home directory. If the server directory +already exists, it is not touched. In principle, this only needs to be +run once,
+NXRefine uses file-based locking to prevent corruption of data files. +This system is provided by the +nexusformat package, which defines +the directory to contain the lock files using the NX_LOCKDIRECTORY +environment variable. It is recommended that this directory be placed +within the server directory.
+Note
+The NeXpy GUI has a settings file that can be used to define +the lock directory, but it is overridden by the environment +variable if it is defined. This allows system administrators +to set up a unique lock file directory for all their users.
+It is suggested that users add the following to their .bashrc file:
+export NX_LOCKDIRECTORY=/nfs/chess/id4baux/nxserver/locks
+export NX_LOCK=10
+nxserver -d /nfs/chess/id4baux/nxserver
+