Metacat

import edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat.service.ServiceException;

import edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat.service.ServiceService;

				String discoveredBackupDir = SystemUtil.discoverExternalBaseDir();

				if (discoveredBackupDir == null) {

					// if the backup dir has not been configured, and the system 

					// cannot find a suitable directory, then show the backup 

					// directory configuration screen.

					processingMessage.add("You must configure the backup directory"

							+ " before you can continue with Metacat configuration.");

					RequestUtil.setRequestMessage(request, processingMessage);

					action = "backup";

					logMetacat.debug("Admin action changed to 'backup'");

				} else {

					// if the backup dir has not been configured, and the system 

					// can find a suitable directory, then set the application.backupDir 

					// property to the discovered value

					PropertyService.setProperty("application.backupDir", discoveredBackupDir);

					ServiceService.refreshService("PropertyService");

				}

		} catch (ServiceException se) {

			String errorMessage = 

				"Utility problem while handling request: " + se.getMessage();

			logMetacat.error(errorMessage);

			processingErrors.add(errorMessage);