What if u use:
java.lang.System.getProperties("user.home");
or make ur own properties file and load it to see the the user's home dir.
Hope it helps..
rgds.,
komal.
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> API Technology. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Cezar
> Totth
> Sent: Monday, May 17, 1999 7:33 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: How to find the user home directory?
>
>
> On Mon, 17 May 1999, Manomohan K Kalathil wrote:
> ...
> >
> > I am working on a mail program which uses the Java Mail API. We
> > are using servlets to connect to the mail-server (Linux Red-Hat
> 5.2). Our
> > user home directories are placed in different directories like /home1 ,
> > /home2, /home3 and so on. Is there any method by which we can retrieve
> > the user's home directory on the mail server? We donot want to use the
> > /etc/password file and search for the user home.
>
> On linux may use java.lang.Runtime.exec() call to get the output of the
> following command line:
>
> /bin/bash -c '/bin/ls -d ~username '
>
> where "username" must be a real user - "root", "john",...
> --------------
> One better way is to use imap and dont bother about "where" the
> mail folders are... let the imapd handle these problems..
>
> Advantages:
> - you will not implement bugs already fixed in imapd
> (think only on how to handle/implement locks when other local or remote
> concurent mailers access the same folder)
> - servlet engine needs no more to run on the same host with the
> one that keeps user mailboxes, folders...
> - it is standard, portable. Works with NT's or other mail-servers too,
> thus you can make more money by selling it ;-)
>
> Trouble:
>
> - you need to use IMAP...and know it.
>
> Cezar
>
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