Name: rmT116609 Date: 11/14/2000


java version "1.3.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0-C)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 2.0fcs-E, mixed mode)

It would be helpful if the JVM were to load a default list of properties from a
locally stored file at startup to include commonly-used properties. For
example, "jdbc.drivers" is a commonly set property, and the only way to set it
is to use the "-D" command-line option. I have seen other Java tools that
require certain properties set at the command-line to change the way they
behave.

Giving the option to read some of the properties from a central web server may
also be helpful.

A common properties file could eventually replace the need for the CLASSPATH
and LD_LOAD_LIBRARY environment variables, if these properties were instead set
directly within this file and read before they were needed.
(Review ID: 112251)
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