WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, Version 6.0.x     Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Changing the location of temporary workspace files

The default workspace root is calculated based on the user installation root. This topic discusses how to change the location of temporary workspace files.

Before you begin

You must first install WebSphere Application Server before you change the location of temporary workspace files.

Why and when to perform this task

With the administrative console workspace, client applications can navigate the configuration. Each workspace has its own repository location defined either in the system property or the property that is passed to a workspace manager when creating the workspace: workspace.user.root or workspace.root, which is calculated as %workspace.root%/user_ID/workspace/wstemp.

The default workspace root is calculated based on the user installation root: %user.install.root%/wstemp. You can change the default location of temporary workspace files:

Step for this task

Change the setting for the Java system property workspace.user.root or workspace.root so its value is no longer set to the default location.
Set the Java system property when launching a Java process using the -D option. For example, to set the default location to the full path of the root of all users' directories, use the following option:
-Dworkspace.user.root=full_path_for_root_of_all_user_directories

Result

You changed the location of temporary workspace files.



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Working with server configuration files

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