<HTML> <HEAD> <META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO 8859-1"> <META http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css"> <META name="author" lang="en" content="Michiel Broek"> <META name="copyright" lang="en" content="Copyright Michiel Broek"> <META name="description" lang="en" content="MBSE BBS Manual"> <META name="keywords" lang="en" content="MBSE BBS, MBSE, BBS, manual, fido, fidonet, gateway, tosser, mail, tic, mailer"> <TITLE>MBSE BBS Programs - mbsetup - The Setup Program.</TITLE> <LINK rel=stylesheet HREF="../manual.css"> </HEAD> <BODY> <BLOCKQUOTE> <h5>Last update 25-Oct-2001</h5> <P> <P> <H1>mbsetup - The Setup Program</H1> <P> <H3>Synopsis.</H3> <P> <code><strong>mbsetup</strong> [init]</code> <P> <P> <H3>Description.</H3> <P> <strong>mbsetup</strong> is the setup program for MBSE BBS. It should be run only by user <strong>mbse</strong> and it fails to start if you are not. If it is started with the optional paramater <b>init</b> only the databases are initialized. This is automagic done by <b>mbtask</b> when you start the system for the very first time. You should never need to use this switch. When <b>mbsetup</b> is started without arguments the databases will be checked and initialized before the main screen is displayed. Both methods are being used to make sure all needed databases excist. For a detailed description of all setup options see <A HREF="../setup/index.htm">MBSE BBS Setup Guide</A> <P> <P> <H3>Environment.</H3> <P> In order to run <strong>mbsetup</strong> you must set the global variable <strong>$MBSE_ROOT</strong>. This variable must point to the root directory of the bbs structure. The main configuration file <strong>config.data</strong> must be present in the ~/etc directory. If it is not present, ie you run <strong>mbsetup</strong> for the first time, a default <strong>config.data</strong> will be created. This will also happen with several other databases. <P> <A HREF="index.htm"><IMG SRC="../images/larrow.gif" ALT="Index" Border="0" width="40" height="30"> Back to index</A> <A HREF="../index.htm"><IMG SRC="../images/b_arrow.gif" ALT="Main" Border="0" width="33" height="35"> Back to Main index</A> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY> </HTML>