Sun Java System Instant Messaging 7 2006Q1 Administration Guide

Instant Messenger Data Stored in the End User’s System

Instant Messenger caches a limited amount of information on the end user’s system for auto-login. This information is located at:

home_directory/.sunmsgr

home_directory is the end user's home directory. The home directory of the end user can be obtained from the user.home parameter in the Java system property.

Table 13–13 shows the directories and files containing the cached data. It also contains the description of the files and the directories.

Table 13–13 Cached Data Directory and Files


File/Directory Name	Type	Description
`.sunmsgr/messenger.properties`	file	The file containing the auto-logon properties
`.sunmsgr/user_domain`	directory	Directory containing data specific to a particular {log-in name, domain name} combination.
`home_directory/.sunmsgr/user_domain/messenger.properties`	file	This file contains auto-logon options specific to particular `user_domain`. This file is not used.
`home_directory/.sunmsgr/user_domain/messages/`	directory	This directory contains cached messages. This directory is not used.

Table 13–14 shows the auto-logon properties for Instant Messaging. It also contains the description and the default values of these properties.

Table 13–14 Auto-logon Properties


Parameter	Default Value	Description
`client.password.encoded`	false	Determines whether or not the user password is encoded (for use with SSO). If the value for this parameter is `true`, the encoded password is stored as the value for the `net.password` parameter.
`net.server`	`127.0.0.1`	Instant Messaging server host name and port.
`net.server.n` (Where `n` is a digit used to distinguish one entry from another)		The secondary servers' host names and port numbers.
`net.user`		The default user id.
`net.password`		The encoded user password that enables auto-logon.