private void loadUserDefinedGroups() { FileObject input = FileUtil.toFileObject(new File(WEBSVC_HOME, SERVICE_GROUP_XML)); try { if (input != null) { rootGroup = SaasUtil.loadSaasGroup(input); } } catch (Exception e) { Exceptions.printStackTrace(e); } if (rootGroup == null) { Group g = new Group(); g.setName(ROOT_GROUP); rootGroup = new SaasGroup((SaasGroup) null, g); } }