Bug#268214: Some info that may help fix Bug #268214.

[Alex Owen]

Please read this link:
http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/releases/preferences/#sidebar1

Read the box " Platform Differences" (the rest of the article is
interesting but the box is the good bit!!!)

This indicates that the location of the .systemPrefs and .userPrefs may be
changed by changing java.util.prefs.userRoot and java.util.prefs.userRoot.
I guess that is a typo in the article... probably means
java.util.prefs.systemRoot and java.util.prefs.userRoot.

This link
  http://www.allaboutbalance.com/disableprefs/
confirms my suspision and indicates that all we need to change is
java.util.prefs.systemRoot

How one goes about changing java.util.prefs.systemRoot I dont know hence
my cc'ing to debian-java@lists.debian.org in case anyone ther can help!

Alex Owen