diff -Nur WEB-INF.orig/web.xml WEB-INF/web.xml
--- WEB-INF.orig/web.xml	2013-11-06 23:08:11.384791737 -0800
+++ WEB-INF/web.xml	2013-11-06 23:05:56.599793825 -0800
@@ -47,12 +47,10 @@
     </context-param>
      -->
    
-     <!--
     <context-param>
        <param-name>GEOSERVER_DATA_DIR</param-name>
-        <param-value>C:\eclipse\workspace\geoserver_trunk\cite\confCiteWFSPostGIS</param-value>
+       <param-value>/var/lib/geoserver</param-value>
     </context-param> 
-   -->
     
     <!-- pick up all spring application contexts -->
     <context-param>