Patent ID: 8099758

Claim:
A policy configurable system, comprising: a processor; a computer readable storage medium coupled to the processor, the computer readable storage medium including: instructions for effectuating a local file system associated with a first policy, wherein the local file system manages local files stored in the computer readable storage medium; instructions for downloading a second file system associated with a second policy including an application and a configuration file for the application; instructions for downloading the second policy, the second policy configured to identify a location remote from the second file system to store modifications to the configuration file; instructions for effectuating a virtual file system, the virtual file system configured to integrate the local files with files in the second file system into a common namespace; instructions for integrating the first policy with the second policy to form an integrated policy; instructions for executing the application; instructions for receiving a request to modify the configuration file; and instructions for copying the configuration file and modifying the copy of the configuration file in accordance with the request; instructions for storing the modified copy of the configuration file in the location remote from the second file system in accordance with the second policy.