PRB: System.getProperty("user.home") returns incorrectly

 Last reviewed: January 29, 1998
Article ID: Q177181
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Win32 Virtual Machine for Java

SYMPTOMS

When calling System.getProperty("user.home") the Java Virtual Machine (VM) ignores the HOME environment variable value. It always returns "<windir>\java" whether or not you set the HOME environment variable.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create a java project and include the following class to it: 

   class TestProperty
   {
      public static void main(String args[])
      {
         System.out.println(System.getProperty("user.home"));
      }
   }
This always returns <windir>\java (where <windir> is the location of your Windows 95 or NT installation), no matter which directory you set the HOME environment variable to.

REFERENCES

For the latest Knowledge Base articles and other support information on Visual J++ and the SDK for Java, see the following page on the Microsoft Technical Support site: 

   http://support.microsoft.com/support/visualj/
   http://support.microsoft.com/support/java/

Additional query words: System properties home

Keywords : JVM
Technology : kbInetDev
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb

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Last reviewed: January 29, 1998
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