The Java EE 5 Tutorial

Default Paths and File Names

The following table describes the default paths and file names that are used in this book.

Table P–2 Default Paths and File Names

Placeholder 

Description 

Default Value 

tut-install

Represents the base installation directory for the Java EE Tutorial. 

None. Install the tutorial in a directory without spaces in the path. 

java-home

Represents the base installation directory for the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE platform). 

None. Same value as the JAVA_HOME environment variable.

as-install

Represents the base installation directory for the Application Server or the Software Development Kit (SDK) of which the Application Server is a part. 

Java ES installations on the SolarisTM operating system:

/opt/SUNWappserver/appserver

Java ES installations on the Linux operating system: 

/opt/sun/appserver/

Other Solaris and Linux non-SDK installations, non-root user: 

user’s-home-directory/SUNWappserver

Other Solaris and Linux non-SDK installations, root user: 

/opt/SUNWappserver

Solaris and Linux SDK installations: 

user’s-home-directory/SDK

Windows, all non-SDK installations: 

SystemDrive:\Sun\AppServer

Windows, all SDK installations: 

SystemDrive:\Sun\SDK

domain-root-dir

Represents the directory containing all Application Server domains. 

Java ES Solaris installations: 

/var/opt/SUNWappserver/domains/

Java ES Linux installations: 

/var/opt/sun/appserver/domains/

All other installations: 

as-install/domains/

domain-dir

Represents the directory for a domain. 

In configuration files, you might see domain-dir represented as follows:

${com.sun.aas.instanceRoot}

domain-root-dir/domain-dir

instance-dir

Represents the directory for a server instance. 

domain-dir/instance-dir