diff -Naur Ularn/config.h.SH Ularn.new/config.h.SH
--- Ularn/config.h.SH	2001-11-16 10:13:15.000000000 -0800
+++ Ularn.new/config.h.SH	2006-03-16 12:54:35.000000000 -0800
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@
  */
 #define LIBDIR "$libdir"          /**/
 
+/* SCOREBOARDDIR:
+ *     This symbol indicates the directory containing the scoreboard file.
+ */
+#define SCOREBOARDDIR "$scoredir"          /**/
+
 /* COMPRESS
  *  This symbol contains the command to do compression from stdin
  *  to stdout.
diff -Naur Ularn/data.c Ularn.new/data.c
--- Ularn/data.c	2001-11-16 10:48:22.000000000 -0800
+++ Ularn.new/data.c	2006-03-16 13:00:30.000000000 -0800
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "itm.h"
 
 char *libdir = LIBDIR;
+char *scoredir = SCOREBOARDDIR;
 
 /* the game save filename   */
 char savefilename[MAXPATHLEN];
diff -Naur Ularn/extern.h Ularn.new/extern.h
--- Ularn/extern.h	2006-03-16 07:58:03.000000000 -0800
+++ Ularn.new/extern.h	2006-03-16 13:14:37.000000000 -0800
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@
 
 	/************** extern decls for all data items **********/
 
-extern char *tempfilename, *libdir;
+extern char *tempfilename, *libdir, *scoredir;
 extern char bot1f,bot2f,bot3f;	/* in display.c */
 extern char ckpfile[], monstnamelist[];
 extern char larnlevels[],lastmonst[];
diff -Naur Ularn/header.h Ularn.new/header.h
--- Ularn/header.h	2006-03-16 07:58:03.000000000 -0800
+++ Ularn.new/header.h	2006-03-16 13:21:29.000000000 -0800
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 	/**************** File Names ****************/
 
-#define SCORENAME   "Uscore"
+#define SCORENAME   "Ularn-scoreboard"
 #define HELPNAME    "Uhelp"
 #define LEVELSNAME  "Umaps"
 #define FORTSNAME   "Ufortune"
diff -Naur Ularn/main.c Ularn.new/main.c
--- Ularn/main.c	2006-03-16 12:50:33.000000000 -0800
+++ Ularn.new/main.c	2006-03-16 13:17:19.000000000 -0800
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 	sprintf(buf, "%s/%s", ptr, ckpfile);	/* the checkpoint file */
 	strcpy(ckpfile, buf);
 
-	sprintf(scorefile, "%s/%s", libdir, SCORENAME); /* the Ularn scoreboard filename */
+	sprintf(scorefile, "%s/%s", scoredir, SCORENAME); /* the Ularn scoreboard filename */
 
 	sprintf(helpfile, "%s/%s", libdir, HELPNAME); 	/* the Ularn on-line help file */
 
@@ -118,8 +118,9 @@
  */
 	if (access(scorefile,0) == -1) /* not there */
 		if (makeboard() == -1) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "I can't create the scoreboard.\n");
-			fprintf(stderr, "Check permissions on %s\n",libdir);
+			fprintf(stderr, "I can't create the scoreboard %s.\n",
+                                scorefile);
+			fprintf(stderr, "Check permissions on %s\n",scoredir);
 			exit(1);
 		}