Tested_Java_Release : "1.5.0-beta2
build/bundles : 1.5.0-beta2-b38
Tested_Java_Location :
/net/koori/onestop/jdk/1.5.0/latest/bundles
/net/sqesvr-nfs/global/nfs/deployment3/tiger/PIT_builds
Tested_Machine_Name : dnm-011/jitender/dnm-101/dnm-dtf-016
Tested O/S : winxp/win2k/solars9/RHADS2.1

Problem Description :
Deployment properties defined at system level can be locked so that they can't be overriden by the users. But the deployment.user.logdir and deployment.user.cachedir when locked, has no effect at the execution of applications but trace,log and cached files are not going neither to the mentioned locations inside the system level deployemt.propeties file nor they are going to default user location. Also whenever user tries to retreive any of the locked property, instead of value specified inside the system level deployment.properties file, a blank string is getting returned.

Step to reproduce:
1) Create a deployment.config file inside <dep_system_home> with following enteries
Windows
deployment.system.config=file:///D:/jitu/deployment.properties(location of system level deployment.properties file)
deployment.system.config.mandatory=true

Unix
deployment.system.config=file:///net/sqesvr-nfs/global/nfs/deployment2/jitu/deployment.properties(location of system level deployment.properties file)
deployment.system.config.mandatory=true

2) Create deployment.properties file at location mentioned against property deployment.system.config inside the deployment.config file with following values
(make sure that deployment.properties inside the user level doesn't exist)
Windows
deployment.user.logdir=D:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/deploytest/log
deployment.user.cachedir=D:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/deploytest/cache

Solaris
deployment.user.cachedir=//plugintest/cache
deployment.user.logdir=//plugintest/log

Linux
deployment.user.cachedir=/root/plugintest/cache
deployment.user.logdir=/root/plugintest/log

3) try to launch any applet or JAWS application, they will run successfully and all the traces and cached file will go into the above mentioned locations specified against the deployment.user.cachedir and deployment.user.logdir
 Press "S" on Java Console deployment.user.cachedir and deployment.user.logdir will contain values specified inside the system level deployment.properties file

Remove the cache and logs
4) Create deployment.properties inside <dep_user_home> with deployment.user.cachedir and deployment.user.logdir having some new values different than what have been defined inside the system level deployment.properties file

5) try to launch any applet or JAWS application, they will run successfully and all the traces and cached file will go into the new location specified against the deployment.user.cachedir and deployment.user.logdir inside the user level deployment.properties file
 Press "S" on Java Console deployment.user.cachedir and deployment.user.logdir will contain values specified inside the user level deployment.properties file

Remove the cache and logs

6) Add following entries to the system level deployment.properties file
deployment.user.cachedir.locked
deployment.user.logdir.locked

7) Invoke Java Control Panel. The Change Cache Locations(both textfield and button) should get disabled

8)try to launch any applet or JAWS application, they will run successfully

Uptill here everything is working fine

9) Press "S" on Java Console deployment.user.cachedir and deployment.user.logdir should contain values specified inside the system level deployment.properties file but they are empty strings

10) try to locate the logs,traces and cached files . they are not there at any of the location mentioned inside the system and user level deployment.propeties file nor they are there at the default locations.
Trace and cached files should go to the locations mentioned inside the system level deployment properties file