close #257

libguh/guhsettings.cpp

@@ -169,6 +169,22 @@ QString GuhSettings::logPath()
     return logPath;
 }
 
+QString GuhSettings::settingsPath()
+{
+    QString path;
+    QString organisationName = QCoreApplication::instance()->organizationName();
+
+    if (organisationName == "guh-test") {
+        path = "/tmp/" + organisationName;
+    } else if (GuhSettings::isRoot()) {
+        path = "/etc/guh/";
+    } else {
+        path = QDir::homePath() + "/.config/" + organisationName;
+    }
+
+    return path;
+}
+
 /*! Returns the path where the log file (console log) will be stored. */
 QString GuhSettings::consoleLogPath()
 {

libguh/guhsettings.h

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public:
 
     static bool isRoot();
     static QString logPath();
+    static QString settingsPath();
     static QString consoleLogPath();
 
     // forwarded QSettings methods

server/main.cpp

@@ -186,6 +186,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         // inform about userid
         int userId = getuid();
         if (userId != 0) {
+            // check if config directory for logfile exists
+            if (!QDir().mkpath(GuhSettings::settingsPath())) {
+                fprintf(stdout, "Could not create guh settings directory %s", qPrintable(GuhSettings::settingsPath()));
+                exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+            }
+
             qCDebug(dcApplication) << "=====================================";
             qCDebug(dcApplication) << "guhd" << GUH_VERSION_STRING << "started with user ID" << userId;
             qCDebug(dcApplication) << "=====================================";