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JDeveloper - specify location for system directory

The default location is $HOME/.jdeveloper/. This is also a location for system directory (named system) which holds DefaultDomain directory where IntegratedWebLogic stores its domain. If you would like to hold this domain somewhere else, edit `$JDEVELOPER_HOME/jdeveloper/jdev/bin/jdev.boot` file and:

1. comment out the line:

    ide.user.dir.var = JDEV_USER_HOME,JDEV_USER_DIR
   

2. add another line:

    ide.user.dir = <your_desired_location>
   

   ie.

    ide.user.dir = /opt/mw/jdeveloper/12.2.1.4/user_home
   

Make sure the directory already exists!

The directories and files used by JDeveloper for many things (SqlHistory, tmp, CodeTemplate.xml), including the system directory (ie. system12.2.1.4.42.190911.2248) will be created here. And under system directory (besides many of JDeveloper modules directories) there is DefaultDomain directory, where the IntegratedWebLogic’s domain lives.

My jdev.boot file contains:

...
...
#
# The ide.user.dir.var specifies the name of the environment variable
# that points to the root directory for user files.  The system and
# mywork directories will be created there.  If not defined, the IDE
# product will use its base directory as the user directory.
#
ide.user.dir = /opt/mw/jdeveloper/12.2.1.4.0/user_home
#ide.user.dir.var = JDEV_USER_HOME,JDEV_USER_DIR
...
...