diff --git a/config/alfresco/extension/custom-data-location.properties.sample b/config/alfresco/extension/custom-data-location.properties.sample
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+#
+# Sample custom content and index data location
+#
+
+dir.root=/srv/alfresco/data
diff --git a/config/alfresco/extension/custom-db-and-data-context.xml.sample b/config/alfresco/extension/custom-db-and-data-context.xml.sample
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+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<!DOCTYPE beans PUBLIC '-//SPRING//DTD BEAN//EN' 'http://www.springframework.org/dtd/spring-beans.dtd'>
+
+<!--
+       This shows the common minimum configuration overrides.
+       By default, the content and indexes are located at a relative location, which should only
+       be used when doing a quick preview of the Alfresco server.
+-->
+<beans>
+   
+    <!-- overriding to point to custom properties -->
+    <bean id="repository-properties" class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer">
+        <property name="ignoreUnresolvablePlaceholders">
+            <value>true</value>
+        </property>
+        <property name="locations">
+            <list>
+                <value>classpath:alfresco/repository.properties</value>
+                <value>classpath:alfresco/version.properties</value>
+                <value>classpath:alfresco/domain/transaction.properties</value>
+
+                <!-- Override data location properties -->
+                <value>classpath:alfresco/extension/custom-data-location.properties</value>
+                <!-- Override database connection properties -->
+                <value>classpath:alfresco/extension/custom-db-connection.properties</value>
+            </list>
+        </property>
+    </bean>
+
+    <bean id="hibernateConfigProperties" class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertiesFactoryBean">
+        <property name="locations">
+            <list>
+                <value>classpath:alfresco/domain/hibernate-cfg.properties</value>
+
+                <!-- Override hibernate dialect -->
+                <value>classpath:alfresco/extension/custom-hibernate-dialect.properties</value>
+            </list>
+        </property>
+    </bean>
+    
+</beans>
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diff --git a/config/alfresco/extension/custom-db-connection.properties.sample b/config/alfresco/extension/custom-db-connection.properties.sample
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+#
+# Sample database connection properties
+#
+
+#db.username=alfresco
+#db.password=alfresco
+
+#
+# MySQL connection (This is default and requires mysql-connector-java-3.1.12-bin.jar, which ships with the Alfresco server)
+#
+#db.driver=org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver
+#db.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost/alfresco
+
+#
+# Oracle connection (requires ojdbc14_g.jar or equivalent jar in shared libraries location)
+#
+#db.driver=oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver
+#db.url=jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:alfresco
+
+#
+# Sybase connection (requires jconn2d.jar or equivalent jar in shared libraries location)
+#
+#db.driver=com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.SybDriver
+#db.url=jdbc:sybase:Tds:localhost:2638/alfresco
diff --git a/config/alfresco/extension/custom-hibernate-dialect.properties.sample b/config/alfresco/extension/custom-hibernate-dialect.properties.sample
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+#
+# Sample Hibernate configuration for changing Database dialect
+#
+
+#
+# MySQL dialect (default)
+#
+#hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect
+
+#
+# Oracle dialect
+#
+#hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.Oracle9Dialect
+
+#
+# Sybase dialect
+#
+#hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.SybaseAnywhereDialect