Comment 47 for bug 731556

If I were trying to create a fault with the same symptoms, I would:

  - rewrite the configuration file often, and on startup
  - using java

and either:
  - rewrite it in place, so if the java failed early, it would be blank
or:
  - write it to a temporary file and rename it, but not detect the java error

I have not examined the relevant code, and I am on MacOS, so I am unlikely to exercise the fault. Can someone who knows determine whether the code is compatible with my theory of the fault?