2    Getting Started

NOTE   

It is recommended that you make periodic backup copies of both your 

pserver.pat 

and

 pserver.prefs 

files as well as your

 pserver.prp 

(prop file); 

these files maintain the state of your rooms and everything in them. Before making 

backups of these files, be sure to shutdown the Palace server. These are both in 

Palaceroot/palace/psdata.

Installed directories

The Palace installation installs several directories to your default installation directory. 

Notable directories are:

Directory

Contains

bin

Main Palace scripts and binaries

common

Common files used by the web server

conf

Web server configuration files

palace

Main Palace files and directories, including:

 /psdata

   server data files, including prop, preferences, and 

script files

 /avatars 

  Java client server defined avatars 

 /logs

   server log files

 /media 

  pictures, artwork, and sound files

After you install

After you have launched your Palace, you should:

Review file securities

Set new operator and owner passwords.

Set up your web link to point to your Palace server

Run the log file cron script (this is optional)

Review file securities

We strongly recommend that operators upgrading from 4.0.2 or earlier versions of the 

Palace Server review file permissions after setup to verify security if not using the 

included web server.

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UNIX Palace Server Guide