Possible security issue question

I've never used any of the Java security packages, but I'm hopnig there is something out there that can help me out with what I'm needing and that someone might be able to direct me to it.

I have a large scale application which uses an independent config file. The config file has the complete pathnames to the location of certain data directories, workspace directories, etc. which are required by the application. This config file is included in the install package of the app and it's the same config file used by all users. What I am trying to do is make it such that the config file becomes more of a user specific thing, where the application is able to keep track of instalation settings (directories, etc..) for each user similar to what a Windows registry does, but regardless of the platform it is installed on.

Are there any packages in Java already made to handle such a thing and can anyone point me out to them and maybe where I can find an explanation and example of their use?

Thanks in advance!

[1042 byte] By [JoeyHeinricha] at [2007-10-2 9:17:06]
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Perhaps a properties file is what you want. Look at the documentation for the Properties class, http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/Properties.html
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