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MarxMenu and Network Survival Kit files need to be in the search path. You can copy the files into a directory that is already in the search path or create a new directory and add it to the search path. Here is a suggested setup.


 ---+--- SYSTEM
    |
    +--- MAIL
    |
    +--- LOGIN
    |
    +--- HOME -----+--- FRED
    |              |
    |              +--- BARNEY
    |
    +--- PUBLIC ---+--- DOS
                   |
                   +--- UTIL
                   |
                   +--- NSK

I would use MAP ROOT and set up the following mapped drives:


  MAP ROOT H: = \HOME\BARNEY
  MAP ROOT U: = \PUBLIC\UTIL
  MAP ROOT N: = \PUBLIC\NSK    ;Network Survival Kit
  MAP ROOT O: = \PUBLIC\DOS
  MAP ROOT P: = \PUBLIC

  Set PATH=H:\;U:\;N:\;O:\;P:\;

The idea here is that the user's home directory is searched first, then the UTIL directory where various network goodies and batch files are kept. Then the NSK directory where only NSK and menu files are. Then the DOS directory where only your original DOS files are. And finally PUBLIC which contains only Novell utilities.

Traditionally, with Novell networks, searches have been set up using the current directories of paths such as:


  Set PATH=H:.;U:.;N:.;O:.;P:.;

I have found that since the addition of the MAP ROOT enhancement that this traditional method is not as flexible.

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