To use the Globus Toolkit you must set add the GLOBUS_LOCATION variable to your environment: GLOBUS_LOCATION=%%GLOBUS_LOCATION%% Administrators and developers, may also need to add the GPT_LOCATION variable to thier environment: GPT_LOCATION=%%GLOBUS_LOCATION%% Appropriate lines must also be added to user PATHs: PATH=${PATH}:${GLOBUS_LOCATION}/bin:${GLOBUS_LOCATION}/sbin To complete your globus installation, you must run: %%GLOBUS_LOCATION%%/sbin/gpt-postinstall For more information on installation and configuration of the Globus Toolkit, please see the official documentation: http://www.globus.org/toolkit/docs/4.0/