Metacat

import edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat.util.SystemUtil;

		String backupBasePath = getProperty("application.backupDir");

		// If the backupBasePath does not exist in metacat.properties, see if we can discover it.

		if (backupBasePath == null || backupBasePath.equals("")) {

			backupBasePath = SystemUtil.discoverExternalBaseDir();

		}

		// if backupBasePath is still null, no reason to initialize the backup properties. The

		// system will need to prompt the user for the backup properties and reinitialize 

		// PropertyService.

		if (backupBasePath != null && !backupBasePath.equals("")) {

			setProperty("application.backupDir", backupBasePath);

			String backupDirPath = backupBasePath + FileUtil.getFS() + ".metacat";

			// The mainBackupProperties hold properties that were backed up the

			// last time the application was configured. On disk, the file will

			// look like a smaller version of metacat.properties. It is stored

			// in the data storage directory outside the application

			// directories.

			mainBackupPropertiesFilePath = 

				backupDirPath + FileUtil.getFS() + MAIN_CONFIG_NAME + ".backup";

			mainBackupProperties = new SortedProperties(mainBackupPropertiesFilePath);

			mainBackupProperties.load();

			// The authBackupProperties hold properties that were backed up the

			// last time the auth was configured. On disk, the file will

			// look like a smaller version of metacat.properties. It is stored

			// in the data storage directory outside the application

			// directories.

			authBackupPropertiesFilePath = 

				backupDirPath + FileUtil.getFS() + AUTH_CONFIG_NAME + ".backup";

			authBackupProperties = new SortedProperties(authBackupPropertiesFilePath);

			authBackupProperties.load();

		}