Install STAR software stack without AFS

The full instruction is here http://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/comp/sofi/installing
The actual order of steps is loosely related to the instruction above.

1. Assumptions:
   1. start with a fresh copy of operating system. I used SL5.3_x86_64.
   2. you have full credentials at RCF, know enough login and scp files in and out
   3. you will install all STAR software as non-root in a user home dir (except rpm's for which you need root)
2. Setting up your computing environment
   1. create user = balewski
   2. switch shell to be tcsh
      type ps, if you do not see 'tcsh' you must change your shell

       >chsh
       enter: /bin/tcsh
      

      Now logout, login, and again type 'ps'
   3. pick
   4. Set up your login