Question: I've a problem to understand point (5) of 
    bin_install.html (create lock-directory...).
    With uname -n I get localhost.localdomain
    So after cd locks is it right to do 
    
    mkdir localhost.localdomain ?


Answer:  NO. 

 - First your machine has to get a name (mulligan, Thuille, grassmachine, 
   what you like) and a domain name, even if not working in a network
   environment.
 -> Check this:  

       uname -n 
   
   will output this name.

 - go to grass42/locks/
 - mkdir "machinename"  (without quotes)
    
   Example:
        $uname -n
        hgeo02.geog.uni-hannover.de
      
      So the machines name is "hgeo02".
      Create the required directory:
        $ cd grass42/locks
        $ mkdir hgeo02    (this is still an example)
        $ cd ..
        $ chmod -R 1777 locks

 Ready. Now proceed with GRASS installation.
   
 
Markus Neteler      16th April 1999