Installing on a Local Network

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When MainBoss is used on a local computer network, the database files are all stored on one computer in that network. The program files can then be installed on every computer in the network where people will be using MainBoss; however, those programs will all reference the database files on the original computer.

If you are installing MainBoss for the first time at your site:

1. Decide which computer will hold the database files. You must install MainBoss on this computer before you install on any other computers.
2. Run the MainBoss installation program on the computer that will hold the database files.
3. During the installation process, you will be given an ADMINISTRATOR password. Write down this password; you will need it to login as the MainBoss administrator. (Once you login as the administrator, you can change the password to something you'll find easier to remember—for details on changing passwords, see Changing Your Password.)
4. Once you have installed MainBoss on this first computer, you can run the installation program on any other computers you have licensed for running MainBoss. When the installation program asks you to specify the location of the data files, type in the name of the directory where you installed the data files on the first computer.

If you have previously installed any version of MainBoss at your site:

1. IMPORTANT: Reindex your database before you install the new software. For a description of how to do this, see Reindexing.
2. IMPORTANT: For the sake of safety, back up your existing MainBoss data files. This protects your existing data in the event of a power failure or some other interruption during the installation process. For a description of how to copy your data files, see Backing Up Your MainBoss Database.
3. For every computer licensed to run MainBoss, run the installation program. When the installation program asks you to specify the location of the data files, type in or select the name of the directory that holds your existing data files.

Permissions: After installing MainBoss on a workstation, make sure that all users who have access to MainBoss on that workstation have the following rights to the files/directories:

• Rights to Create, Delete and Modify files in ALL MainBoss directory structures
• Rights to Read, Write (to), Modify and Delete any file in the ARC and ARCLH subdirectories

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