Index: jackrabbit-webapp/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/j2ee/RepositoryAccessServlet.java
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--- jackrabbit-webapp/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/j2ee/RepositoryAccessServlet.java	(revision 695761)
+++ jackrabbit-webapp/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/j2ee/RepositoryAccessServlet.java	(working copy)
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
      * @param ctx the servlet context
      * @return this servlet
      */
-    private static RepositoryAccessServlet getInstance(ServletContext ctx) {
+    public static RepositoryAccessServlet getInstance(ServletContext ctx) {
         final RepositoryAccessServlet instance = (RepositoryAccessServlet) ctx.getAttribute(CTX_PARAM_THIS);
         if(instance==null) {
             throw new IllegalStateException(
@@ -323,6 +323,14 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Returns the config that was used to bootstrap this servlet.
+     * @return the bootstrap config or <code>null</code>.
+     */
+    public BootstrapConfig getBootstrapConfig() {
+        return config;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * optional class for RMI, will only be used, if RMI client is present
      */
     protected static abstract class ClientFactoryDelegater {
Index: jackrabbit-webapp/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/j2ee/RepositoryStartupServlet.java
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--- jackrabbit-webapp/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/j2ee/RepositoryStartupServlet.java	(revision 695761)
+++ jackrabbit-webapp/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/j2ee/RepositoryStartupServlet.java	(working copy)
@@ -590,6 +590,14 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Returns the config that was used to bootstrap this servlet.
+     * @return the bootstrap config or <code>null</code>.
+     */
+    public BootstrapConfig getBootstrapConfig() {
+        return config;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Return the fully qualified name of the class providing the remote
      * repository. The class whose name is returned must implement the
      * {@link RemoteFactoryDelegater} interface.