die "$root/local doesn't exist, please RTFM" unless -d "$root/local";
die "$root/local/DXVars.pm doesn't exist, please RTFM" unless -e "$root/local/DXVars.pm";
- mkdir "$root/local_cmd" unless -e "$root/local_cmd";
+ mkdir "$root/local_cmd", 0777 unless -d "$root/local_cmd";
# try to create and lock a lockfile (this isn't atomic but