JDK-8206908 : Release Note: Make Some System Properties Effectively readonly
  • Type: Sub-task
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang
  • Affected Version: 11
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Delivered
  • Submitted: 2018-07-09
  • Updated: 2019-04-09
  • Resolved: 2018-07-09
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JDK 11
11Resolved
Description
The values of `java.home`, `user.home`, `user.dir`, and `user.name` properties are cached at startup. Changes made using `System::setProperty` after startup will not change the behavior of APIs in the  `java.base` module.