Under Windows, the initialization file is called maple.ini.

If <Maple>\lib\maple.ini exists, it is loaded first (where <Maple> is your Maple installation directory). With a  network installation of Maple, the commands in this initialization file will be executed by all users on the network.

To execute a user's personal set of commands, only the first initialization file in one of the following paths will be loaded.

1) The binary directory of your current working directory (for example, "c:\Program_Files\Maple\bin.win\maple.ini")

2) The <Maple>\Users directory (for example, "c:\Program_Files\Maple\Users\maple.ini")

3) The user's personal profile directory (multiuser only) (for example, "c:\Documents_and_Settings\userid\maple.ini")

Maple reads and executes the network initialization file before the personal initialization file.

Under Macintosh, the personal initialization file is called .mapleinit, and the global initialization file is called init. The commands in the initialization file will be executed by all users on the network by placing the file in the Maple lib directory, for example, $MAPLE/lib/init.

To execute a user's personal set of commands, the initialization file should be placed in the user's home directory under Macintosh, for example, $HOME/.mapleinit.

Maple reads and executes the network initialization file before the personal initialization file.

Under UNIX and Linux, the personal initialization file is called .mapleinit, and the global initialization file is called init. The commands in the initialization file will be executed by all users on the network by placing the file in the Maple lib directory, for example, $MAPLE/lib/init.

To execute a user's personal set of commands, the initialization file should be placed in the user's home directory under UNIX, for example, $HOME/.mapleinit.

Maple reads and executes the network initialization file before the personal initialization file.