diff --git a/scripts/BuildAndInstall.sh b/scripts/BuildAndInstall.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# BuildAndInstall.sh
+
+# This script will build the various bits of the UCC Vend infrastructure
+# and run their install scripts
+
+# error handling
+abort()
+{
+    echo >&2 '*** ABORTED ***'
+    echo "An error occurred. Exiting..." >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+trap 'abort' 0
+
+set -e
+
+# If an error occurs, the abort() function will be called.
+#----------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+CODEDIR=/vagrant/code
+
+# build and install dispense
+
+cd $CODEDIR/opendispense2/src
+
+make
+sudo make install
+
+# build SNACKROM
+
+cd $CODEDIR/uccvend-snackrom/ROM2
+
+make
+
+# vendserver 
+
+cd $CODEDIR/uccvend-vendserver
+
+python setup.py build
+sudo python setup.py install
+
+# virtualsnack
+# virtualcoke
+
+# for the moment, until these are changed to use setuptools, left
+# in /vagrant/code
+
+# Done!
+trap : 0
+
diff --git a/scripts/InitialConfig.sh b/scripts/InitialConfig.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# InitialConfig.sh
+
+# This script will set up some initial users with some 
+# credit and add them to various groups to allow them to do various things
+
+# error handling
+abort()
+{
+    echo >&2 '*** ABORTED ***'
+    echo "An error occurred. Exiting..." >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+trap 'abort' 0
+
+set -e
+
+# If an error occurs, the abort() function will be called.
+#----------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Setup some users
+
+# alice		- run of the mill UCC user
+# bob		- wheel member
+# chuck		- committee member
+# dave		- expired user
+# eve		- second run of mill UCC user
+# murphy	- wheel and coke/door member
+
+
+# Done!
+trap : 0
+
diff --git a/scripts/RunTestEnvironment.sh b/scripts/RunTestEnvironment.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# InitialConfig.sh
+
+# This script will run a test environment inside tmux
+
+# error handling
+abort()
+{
+    echo >&2 '*** ABORTED ***'
+    echo "An error occurred. Exiting..." >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+trap 'abort' 0
+
+set -e
+
+# If an error occurs, the abort() function will be called.
+#----------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+# Done!
+trap : 0
+