Name: dm26566 Date: 07/30/98


System property user.home returns path to user's
USERPROFILE directory and not to user's HOME
directory (as was the case with JDK1.1.6). It even
appears that it is impossible to derive a home
directory path from any combination of System
properties. Windows NT has a very clear notion
of what a home directory is and user.home should
respect this notion.
Here is a program that demonstrates the problem:

public class test {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      System.out.println("user.home system property value is ==>" +
         System.getProperty("user.home") + "<==");
   }
}


C:> use12beta4
java full version "JDK-1.2beta4-K"

C:> java test
user.home system property value is ==>C:\NT40\Profiles\Administrator<==

C:> use116
java full version "JDK1.1.6N"

C:> java test
user.home system property value is ==>C:/<==


(Review ID: 35784)
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