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2.1 Getting Started

The server files, normally including the repository, must be installed on a machine that all client machines will be able to access. A list of currently supported server/client combinations is available from MetaCase Consulting, but at the time of writing a server may run under Unix, Windows NT or Windows 95/98. All client machines must have read and write access for the repository files and directories. Similarly, all file names must be appropriate for all client and server platforms to be used.

On Unix, the file system group of all client users must be the same, being the group defined for the files and directories, and the access rights should be as follows:
directories: rwxrwxr-x
files: rw-rw----

All the files necessary for running the server image (meserver.im image, meplus or meplus.exe executable, plus any DLL files supplied for Windows platforms) should be placed in the repository root directory. Only the system administrator need have access to these.

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