def config_prompt(self, test_repo_path='', retries=3):

        defaults = self.cli_args

        _path = defaults.get('repos_location')

        if retries == 3:

            log.info('Setting up repositories config')

        if _path is not None:

            path = _path

        elif not self.tests and not test_repo_path:

            path = raw_input(

                 'Enter a valid absolute path to store repositories. '

                 'All repositories in that path will be added automatically:'

            )

        else:

            path = test_repo_path

        path_ok = True

        # check proper dir

        if not os.path.isdir(path):

            path_ok = False

            log.error('Given path %s is not a valid directory' % (path,))

        elif not os.path.isabs(path):

            path_ok = False

            log.error('Given path %s is not an absolute path' % (path,))

        # check if path is at least readable.

        if not os.access(path, os.R_OK):

            path_ok = False

            log.error('Given path %s is not readable' % (path,))

        # check write access, warn user about non writeable paths

        elif not os.access(path, os.W_OK) and path_ok:

            log.warning('No write permission to given path %s' % (path,))

            if not ask_ok('Given path %s is not writeable, do you want to '

                          'continue with read only mode ? [y/n]' % (path,)):

                log.error('Canceled by user')

                sys.exit(-1)

        if retries == 0:

            sys.exit('max retries reached')

        if not path_ok:

            retries -= 1

            return self.config_prompt(test_repo_path, retries)

        real_path = os.path.normpath(os.path.realpath(path))

        if real_path != os.path.normpath(path):

        return real_path

    def create_settings(self, path):

        self.create_ui_settings(path)

        ui_config = [

            ('web', 'push_ssl', 'false'),

            ('web', 'allow_archive', 'gz zip bz2'),

            ('web', 'allow_push', '*'),

            ('web', 'baseurl', '/'),

            ('paths', '/', path),

            #('phases', 'publish', 'false')

        ]

        for section, key, value in ui_config:

            ui_conf = Ui()

            setattr(ui_conf, 'ui_section', section)

            setattr(ui_conf, 'ui_key', key)

            setattr(ui_conf, 'ui_value', value)

            self.sa.add(ui_conf)

        settings = [

            ('realm', 'Kallithea', 'unicode'),

            ('title', '', 'unicode'),

            ('ga_code', '', 'unicode'),

            ('show_public_icon', True, 'bool'),

            ('show_private_icon', True, 'bool'),

            ('stylify_metatags', False, 'bool'),

            ('dashboard_items', 100, 'int'),

            ('admin_grid_items', 25, 'int'),

            ('show_version', True, 'bool'),

            ('use_gravatar', True, 'bool'),

            ('gravatar_url', User.DEFAULT_GRAVATAR_URL, 'unicode'),

            ('clone_uri_tmpl', Repository.DEFAULT_CLONE_URI, 'unicode'),

            ('update_url', Setting.DEFAULT_UPDATE_URL, 'unicode'),

        ]

        for key, val, type_ in settings:

            sett = Setting(key, val, type_)

            self.sa.add(sett)

        self.create_auth_plugin_options()

        self.create_default_options()

        log.info('created ui config')

    def create_user(self, username, password, email='', admin=False):

        log.info('creating user %s' % username)