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Re: Where are Java System Properties stored?

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On Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:52:37 -0700 (PDT), khushankkashyap9@gmail.com wrote:

> For the above query i wanted to know whether i can access the system property explicitly through following code:
> Properties p = System.getProperties();
> 		p.put("check_value", "true");
> 		System.setProperties(p);

> now the property is returning null when i access it in different process/application with 
> System.getProperty("check_value").

> is there any way by which we can set the system property which is accessible to all the processes

That is not possible in Java. Your only solution as far as I know is to
call an external program, such as the system shell, and use that to set
environment variables. Java only holds a copy of the properties, so no
matter what tricks you try, you will not be able to affect the outside
world.

Liebe Gruesse,
		Joerg

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Re: Where are Java System Properties stored? khushankkashyap9@gmail.com - 2015-04-21 00:52 -0700
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