- User Accounts and Directories:
  - Many Unix installations are done on shared systems where users share NeXtMidas installations and data directories (often on a RAID array).
  - While this is optional for single-user installations, most users prefer to do it this way.
  - Where applicable, NeXtMidas and X-Midas can be setup to share data directories and user accounts.
- Setup User Accounts:
  - Most users prefer to install NeXtMidas using the X-Midas Manager user account (`xmmgr`) and group (`midas`).
  - Users who do not have an existing X-Midas Manager account setup typically ignore this and just create the install directories using the `root` account and give all NeXtMidas users access to the directories.
- Create NeXtMidas Data Directories:
  Basic
    User data directories are located under `/midas/data1/`.
    Individual user directories are named `/midas/data1/<user>/` where `<user>` is the user's login.
    Remember to change the permissions and user/group settings so that users will be able to read and write in their own data directory.
  Advanced
    All NeXtMidas data directories are usually mounted under `/midas/`.
    - Tip: Many users make `/midas` an independent partition on the local disk and give it a size of approximately 16MB. This prevents the root partition from being filled up in the event of a RAID failure.
    Local user accounts are placed under `/midas/data1`.
    - Many systems have `/midas/data1` as a separate disk partition.
    - Individual user directories are named `/midas/data1/<user>/` where `<user>` is the user's login.
    Other data disks would also be mounted under `/midas/`, a common one is `/midas/data11` used for RAID arrays. (This is totally optional and is only used where applicable.)