The preferences directory cannot be created under unix.
I'm not sure why we're trying to create a system
preferences directory, but...
[apowers@homenet2 sheets]$ java -Xmx128m -classpath
$JAVA_HOME/lib/tools.jar:tools/ant.jar
org.apache.tools.ant.Main -emacs opendev
Buildfile: build.xml
opendev:
Launching sheets...
Aug 13, 2002 10:51:11 AM
java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$3 run
WARNING: Could not create system preferences directory.
System preferences are unusable.
WARNING: Could not lock System prefs.Unix error code
1622485216.
Aug 13, 2002 10:51:43 AM
java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences syncWorld
WARNING: Couldn't flush system prefs:
java.util.prefs.BackingStoreException: Couldn't get
file lock.
Various other error message occur that are similar to
this one.