Fixed issue with overriding default config values via command line

build.go

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func createPackage(packageType string, defaultPath string) {
 	configDir := "/etc/grafana"
 	configFilePath := "/etc/grafana/grafana.ini"
 	defaultFilePath := filepath.Join("/etc/", defaultPath, "grafana-server")
-	grafanaServerBinPath := "/usr/bin/" + serverBinaryName
+	grafanaServerBinPath := "/usr/sbin/" + serverBinaryName
 	initdScriptPath := "/etc/init.d/grafana-server"
 	systemdServiceFilePath := "/usr/lib/systemd/system/grafana-server.service"
 
@@ -128,25 +128,25 @@ func createPackage(packageType string, defaultPath string) {
 	systemdFileSrc := filepath.Join(packageConfDir, "systemd/grafana-server.service")
 
 	// create directories
-	runError("mkdir", "-p", filepath.Join(packageRoot, homeDir))
-	runError("mkdir", "-p", filepath.Join(packageRoot, configDir))
-	runError("mkdir", "-p", filepath.Join(packageRoot, "/etc/init.d"))
-	runError("mkdir", "-p", filepath.Join(packageRoot, "/etc/", defaultPath))
-	runError("mkdir", "-p", filepath.Join(packageRoot, "/usr/lib/systemd/system"))
-	runError("mkdir", "-p", filepath.Join(packageRoot, "/usr/bin"))
+	runPrint("mkdir", "-p", filepath.Join(packageRoot, homeDir))
+	runPrint("mkdir", "-p", filepath.Join(packageRoot, configDir))
+	runPrint("mkdir", "-p", filepath.Join(packageRoot, "/etc/init.d"))
+	runPrint("mkdir", "-p", filepath.Join(packageRoot, "/etc/", defaultPath))
+	runPrint("mkdir", "-p", filepath.Join(packageRoot, "/usr/lib/systemd/system"))
+	runPrint("mkdir", "-p", filepath.Join(packageRoot, "/usr/sbin"))
 
 	// copy binary
-	runError("cp", "-p", filepath.Join(workingDir, "tmp/bin/"+serverBinaryName), grafanaServerBinPath)
+	runPrint("cp", "-p", filepath.Join(workingDir, "tmp/bin/"+serverBinaryName), filepath.Join(packageRoot, grafanaServerBinPath))
 	// copy init.d script
-	runError("cp", "-p", initdScriptSrc, filepath.Join(packageRoot, initdScriptPath))
+	runPrint("cp", "-p", initdScriptSrc, filepath.Join(packageRoot, initdScriptPath))
 	// copy environment var file
-	runError("cp", "-p", defaultFileSrc, filepath.Join(packageRoot, defaultFilePath))
+	runPrint("cp", "-p", defaultFileSrc, filepath.Join(packageRoot, defaultFilePath))
 	// copy systemd file
 	runPrint("cp", "-p", systemdFileSrc, filepath.Join(packageRoot, systemdServiceFilePath))
 	// copy release files
-	runError("cp", "-a", filepath.Join(workingDir, "tmp")+"/.", filepath.Join(packageRoot, homeDir))
+	runPrint("cp", "-a", filepath.Join(workingDir, "tmp")+"/.", filepath.Join(packageRoot, homeDir))
 	// copy sample ini file to /etc/opt/grafana
-	runError("cp", "conf/sample.ini", filepath.Join(packageRoot, configFilePath))
+	runPrint("cp", "conf/sample.ini", filepath.Join(packageRoot, configFilePath))
 
 	args := []string{
 		"-s", "dir",

conf/defaults.ini

@@ -96,10 +96,13 @@ google_analytics_ua_id =
 [security]
 # default admin user, created on startup
 admin_user = admin
+
 # default admin password, can be changed before first start of grafana,  or in profile settings
 admin_password = admin
+
 # used for signing
 secret_key = SW2YcwTIb9zpOOhoPsMm
+
 # Auto-login remember days
 login_remember_days = 7
 cookie_username = grafana_user
@@ -109,10 +112,13 @@ cookie_remember_name = grafana_remember
 [users]
 # disable user signup / registration
 allow_sign_up = true
+
 # Allow non admin users to create organizations
 allow_org_create = true
+
 # Set to true to automatically assign new users to the default organization (id 1)
 auto_assign_org = true
+
 # Default role new users will be automatically assigned (if disabled above is set to true)
 auto_assign_org_role = Viewer
 
@@ -120,8 +126,10 @@ auto_assign_org_role = Viewer
 [auth.anonymous]
 # enable anonymous access
 enabled = false
+
 # specify organization name that should be used for unauthenticated users
 org_name = Main Org.
+
 # specify role for unauthenticated users
 org_role = Viewer
 
@@ -152,8 +160,10 @@ token_url = https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token
 # Either "console", "file", default is "console"
 # Use comma to separate multiple modes, e.g. "console, file"
 mode = console, file
+
 # Buffer length of channel, keep it as it is if you don't know what it is.
 buffer_len = 10000
+
 # Either "Trace", "Debug", "Info", "Warn", "Error", "Critical", default is "Trace"
 level = Info
 
@@ -164,15 +174,19 @@ level =
 # For "file" mode only
 [log.file]
 level =
-; This enables automated log rotate(switch of following options), default is true
+# This enables automated log rotate(switch of following options), default is true
 log_rotate = true
-; Max line number of single file, default is 1000000
+
+# Max line number of single file, default is 1000000
 max_lines = 1000000
-; Max size shift of single file, default is 28 means 1 << 28, 256MB
+
+# Max size shift of single file, default is 28 means 1 << 28, 256MB
 max_lines_shift = 28
-; Segment log daily, default is true
+
+# Segment log daily, default is true
 daily_rotate = true
-; Expired days of log file(delete after max days), default is 7
+
+# Expired days of log file(delete after max days), default is 7
 max_days = 7
 
 #################################### AMPQ Event Publisher ##########################

conf/sample.ini

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ##################### Grafana Configuration Example #####################
-
-# Sample grafana config for deb & rpm packages
-# You only need to specify overrides here
+#
+# Everything has defaults so you only need to uncomment things you want to
+# change
 
 ; app_mode = production
 
@@ -15,24 +15,182 @@
 #
 ;logs = /var/log/grafana
 
+#################################### Server ####################################
 [server]
-; protocol (http or https)
+# Protocol (http or https)
 ;protocol = http
-; the ip address to bind to, empty will bind to all interfaces
+
+# The ip address to bind to, empty will bind to all interfaces
 ;http_addr =
-; the http port  to use
+
+# The http port  to use
 ;http_port = 3000
-; The public facing domain name used to access grafana from a browser
+
+# The public facing domain name used to access grafana from a browser
 ;domain = localhost
-; the full public facing url
+
+# The full public facing url
 ;root_url = %(protocol)s://%(domain)s:%(http_port)s/
+
+# Log web requests
 ;router_logging = false
-; the path relative home path where frontend assets are located
+
+# the path relative working path
 ;static_root_path = public
-; enable gzip
+
+# enable gzip
 ;enable_gzip = false
-; https certs & key file
+
+# https certs & key file
 ;cert_file =
 ;cert_key =
 
+#################################### Database ####################################
+[database]
+# Either "mysql", "postgres" or "sqlite3", it's your choice
+;type = sqlite3
+;host = 127.0.0.1:3306
+;name = grafana
+;user = root
+;password =
 
+# For "postgres" only, either "disable", "require" or "verify-full"
+;ssl_mode = disable
+
+# For "sqlite3" only, path relative to data_path setting
+;path = grafana.db
+
+#################################### Session ####################################
+[session]
+# Either "memory", "file", "redis", "mysql", default is "memory"
+;provider = file
+
+# Provider config options
+# memory: not have any config yet
+# file: session dir path, is relative to grafana data_path
+# redis: config like redis server addr, poolSize, password, e.g. `127.0.0.1:6379,100,grafana`
+# mysql: go-sql-driver/mysql dsn config string, e.g. `user:password@tcp(127.0.0.1)/database_name`
+;provider_config = sessions
+
+# Session cookie name
+;cookie_name = grafana_sess
+
+# If you use session in https only, default is false
+;cookie_secure = false
+
+# Session life time, default is 86400
+;session_life_time = 86400
+
+#################################### Analytics ####################################
+[analytics]
+# Server reporting, sends usage counters to stats.grafana.org every 24 hours.
+# No ip addresses are being tracked, only simple counters to track
+# running instances, dashboard and error counts. It is very helpful to us.
+# Change this option to false to disable reporting.
+;reporting_enabled = true
+
+# Google Analytics universal tracking code, only enabled if you specify an id here
+;google_analytics_ua_id =
+
+#################################### Security ####################################
+[security]
+# default admin user, created on startup
+;admin_user = admin
+
+# default admin password, can be changed before first start of grafana,  or in profile settings
+;admin_password = admin
+
+# used for signing
+;secret_key = SW2YcwTIb9zpOOhoPsMm
+
+# Auto-login remember days
+;login_remember_days = 7
+;cookie_username = grafana_user
+;cookie_remember_name = grafana_remember
+
+#################################### Users ####################################
+[users]
+# disable user signup / registration
+;allow_sign_up = true
+
+# Allow non admin users to create organizations
+;allow_org_create = true
+
+# Set to true to automatically assign new users to the default organization (id 1)
+;auto_assign_org = true
+
+# Default role new users will be automatically assigned (if disabled above is set to true)
+;auto_assign_org_role = Viewer
+
+#################################### Anonymous Auth ##########################
+[auth.anonymous]
+# enable anonymous access
+;enabled = false
+
+# specify organization name that should be used for unauthenticated users
+;org_name = Main Org.
+
+# specify role for unauthenticated users
+;org_role = Viewer
+
+#################################### Github Auth ##########################
+[auth.github]
+;enabled = false
+;client_id = some_id
+;client_secret = some_secret
+;scopes = user:email
+;auth_url = https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize
+;token_url = https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token
+# Uncomment bellow to only allow specific email domains
+; allowed_domains = mycompany.com othercompany.com
+
+#################################### Google Auth ##########################
+[auth.google]
+;enabled = false
+;client_id = some_client_id
+;client_secret = some_client_secret
+;scopes = https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email
+;auth_url = https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth
+;token_url = https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token
+# Uncomment bellow to only allow specific email domains
+; allowed_domains = mycompany.com othercompany.com
+
+#################################### Logging ##########################
+[log]
+# Either "console", "file", default is "console"
+# Use comma to separate multiple modes, e.g. "console, file"
+;mode = console, file
+
+# Buffer length of channel, keep it as it is if you don't know what it is.
+;buffer_len = 10000
+
+# Either "Trace", "Debug", "Info", "Warn", "Error", "Critical", default is "Trace"
+;level = Info
+
+# For "console" mode only
+[log.console]
+;level =
+
+# For "file" mode only
+[log.file]
+;level =
+# This enables automated log rotate(switch of following options), default is true
+;log_rotate = true
+
+# Max line number of single file, default is 1000000
+;max_lines = 1000000
+
+# Max size shift of single file, default is 28 means 1 << 28, 256MB
+;max_lines_shift = 28
+
+# Segment log daily, default is true
+;daily_rotate = true
+
+# Expired days of log file(delete after max days), default is 7
+;max_days = 7
+
+#################################### AMPQ Event Publisher ##########################
+[event_publisher]
+;enabled = false
+;rabbitmq_url = amqp://localhost/
+;exchange = grafana_events

docker/debtest/Dockerfile

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 FROM debian:jessie
 
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y vim
+
 ADD *.deb /tmp/
 

packaging/deb/control/postinst

@@ -49,15 +49,15 @@ case "$1" in
         if [ -x /bin/systemctl ] ; then
             echo "### NOT starting on installation, please execute the following statements to configure elasticsearch to start automatically using systemd"
             echo " sudo /bin/systemctl daemon-reload"
-            echo " sudo /bin/systemctl enable grafana.service"
-            echo "### You can start grafana by executing"
-            echo " sudo /bin/systemctl start grafana.service"
+            echo " sudo /bin/systemctl enable grafana-server.service"
+            echo "### You can start grafana-server by executing"
+            echo " sudo /bin/systemctl start grafana-server.service"
 
         elif [ -x /usr/sbin/update-rc.d ] ; then
-            echo "### NOT starting grafana by default on bootup, please execute"
-            echo " sudo update-rc.d grafana defaults 95 10"
-            echo "### In order to start grafana, execute"
-            echo " sudo /etc/init.d/grafana start"
+            echo "### NOT starting grafana-server by default on bootup, please execute"
+            echo " sudo update-rc.d grafana-server defaults 95 10"
+            echo "### In order to start grafana-server, execute"
+            echo " sudo service grafana-server start"
         fi
 	fi
 	;;

packaging/deb/init.d/grafana-server

@@ -22,7 +22,19 @@
 PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin
 NAME=grafana-server
 DESC="Grafana Server"
-DEFAULT=/etc/default/grafana-server
+DEFAULT=/etc/default/$NAME
+
+GRAFANA_USER=grafana
+GRAFANA_GROUP=grafana
+GRAFANA_HOME=/usr/share/grafana
+CONF_DIR=/etc/grafana
+WORK_DIR=$GRAFANA_HOME
+DATA_DIR=/var/lib/grafana
+LOG_DIR=/var/log/grafana
+CONF_FILE=$CONF_DIR/grafana.ini
+MAX_OPEN_FILES=10000
+PID_FILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
+DAEMON=/usr/sbin/$NAME
 
 if [ `id -u` -ne 0 ]; then
 	echo "You need root privileges to run this script"
@@ -35,23 +47,11 @@ if [ -r /etc/default/rcS ]; then
 	. /etc/default/rcS
 fi
 
-GRAFANA_USER=grafana
-GRAFANA_GROUP=grafana
-GRAFANA_HOME=/usr/share/grafana
-CONF_DIR=/etc/grafana
-WORK_DIR=$GRAFANA_HOME
-DATA_DIR=/var/lib/grafana
-LOG_DIR=/var/log/grafana
-CONF_FILE=$CONF_DIR/grafana.ini
-MAX_OPEN_FILES=10000
-
 # overwrite settings from default file
 if [ -f "$DEFAULT" ]; then
 	. "$DEFAULT"
 fi
 
-PID_FILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
-DAEMON=/usr/bin/grafana-server
 DAEMON_OPTS="--pidfile=${PID_FILE} --config=${CONF_FILE} cfg:default.paths.data=${DATA_DIR} cfg:default.paths.logs=${LOG_DIR}"
 
 # Check DAEMON exists

packaging/deb/systemd/grafana-server.service

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/grafana
 User=grafana
 Group=grafana
 Type=simple
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/grafana-server                                 \
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/grafana-server                                \
                             --config=${CONF_FILE}                 \
                             cfg:default.paths.data=${LOG_DIR}     \
                             cfg:default.paths.data=${DATA_DIR}    \

pkg/setting/setting.go

@@ -225,6 +225,33 @@ func evalConfigValues() {
 	}
 }
 
+func loadSpecifedConfigFile(configFile string) {
+	userConfig, err := ini.Load(configFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(3, "Failed to parse %v, %v", configFile, err)
+	}
+
+	for _, section := range userConfig.Sections() {
+		for _, key := range section.Keys() {
+			if key.Value() == "" {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			defaultSec, err := Cfg.GetSection(section.Name())
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatal(3, "Unknown config section %s defined in %s", section.Name(), configFile)
+			}
+			defaultKey, err := defaultSec.GetKey(key.Name())
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatal(3, "Unknown config key %s defined in section %s, in file", key.Name(), section.Name(), configFile)
+			}
+			defaultKey.SetValue(key.Value())
+		}
+	}
+
+	configFiles = append(configFiles, configFile)
+}
+
 func loadConfiguration(args *CommandLineArgs) {
 	var err error
 
@@ -249,12 +276,7 @@ func loadConfiguration(args *CommandLineArgs) {
 
 	// load specified config file
 	if args.Config != "" {
-		err = Cfg.Append(args.Config)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(3, "Failed to parse %v, %v", args.Config, err)
-		}
-		configFiles = append(configFiles, args.Config)
-		appliedCommandLineProperties = append(appliedCommandLineProperties, "config="+args.Config)
+		loadSpecifedConfigFile(args.Config)
 	}
 
 	// apply environment overrides

pkg/setting/setting_test.go

@@ -49,10 +49,13 @@ func TestLoadingSettings(t *testing.T) {
 
 		Convey("Should be able to override defaults via command line", func() {
 			NewConfigContext(&CommandLineArgs{
-				Args: []string{"cfg:default.paths.data=/tmp/data"},
+				Args: []string{
+					"cfg:default.server.domain=test2",
+				},
+				Config: filepath.Join(HomePath, "tests/config-files/override.ini"),
 			})
 
-			So(DataPath, ShouldEqual, "/tmp/data")
+			So(Domain, ShouldEqual, "test2")
 		})
 
 		Convey("Defaults can be overriden in specified config file", func() {

tests/config-files/override.ini

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 [paths]
 data = /tmp/override
+