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diff --git a/lustre/tests/cfg/ncli.sh b/lustre/tests/cfg/ncli.sh
index 2249dd1..5e97660 100644
--- a/lustre/tests/cfg/ncli.sh
+++ b/lustre/tests/cfg/ncli.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@ init_clients_lists
 # for recovery scale tests
 # default boulder cluster iozone location
 export PATH=/opt/iozone/bin:$PATH
+
+# This is used by a small number of tests to share state between the client
+# running the tests, or in some cases between the servers (e.g. lfsck.sh).
+# It needs to be a non-lustre filesystem that is available on all the nodes.
 SHARED_DIRECTORY=${SHARED_DIRECTORY:-""}	# bug 17839 comment 65
+
 LOADS=${LOADS:-"dd tar dbench iozone"}
 for i in $LOADS; do
     [ -f $LUSTRE/tests/run_${i}.sh ] || \