/* sets the init flag on the user. returns 'true' if this happened (so that we can setup any user project files */
private boolean init(String userName){
assertValidUserId(userName);
IEclipsePreferences users = new OrionScope().getNode("Users"); //$NON-NLS-1$
IEclipsePreferences result = (IEclipsePreferences) users.node(userName);
// read it with BufferedReader
boolean wasInit = result.getBoolean("maqettaInit", false);
if(!wasInit){