static Properties getAuIdProperties(String location) { File propFile = new File(location + File.separator + AU_ID_FILE); try { InputStream is = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(propFile)); Properties idProps = new Properties(); idProps.load(is); is.close(); return idProps; } catch (Exception e) { logger.warning("Error loading au id from " + propFile.getPath() + "."); return null; } }