old_contents: from menu import Menu
  import os
  
  import ConfigParser
  from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
  
  product_name = None
  box_name = None
  root = None
  file_root = None
  python_root = None
  data_dir = None
  store_file = None
  user_db = None
  status_log_file = None
  access_log_file = None
  pidfile = None
  host = None
  port = None
  debug = False
  no_daemon = False
  server_dir = '/'
  
  main_menu = Menu()
  
  
  def read():
      """Read configuration"""
      directory = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
      parser = SafeConfigParser(
          defaults={
              'root': directory,
          })
      parser.read(os.path.join(directory, 'plinth.config'))
  
      config_items = {('Name', 'product_name'),
                      ('Name', 'box_name'),
                      ('Path', 'root'),
                      ('Path', 'file_root'),
                      ('Path', 'python_root'),
                      ('Path', 'data_dir'),
                      ('Path', 'store_file'),
                      ('Path', 'user_db'),
                      ('Path', 'actions_dir'),
                      ('Path', 'status_log_file'),
                      ('Path', 'access_log_file'),
                      ('Path', 'pidfile'),
                      ('Network', 'host'),
                      ('Network', 'port')}
  
      for section, name in config_items:
          try:
              value = parser.get(section, name)
              globals()[name] = value
          except (ConfigParser.NoSectionError, ConfigParser.NoOptionError):
              print ('Configuration does not contain the {}.{} option.'
                     .format(section, name))
              raise
  
      global port  # pylint: disable-msg=W0603
      port = int(port)
  
      global store_file  # pylint: disable-msg=W0603
      if store_file.endswith(".sqlite3"):
          store_file = os.path.splitext(store_file)[0]
  
      global user_db  # pylint: disable-msg=W0603
      if user_db.endswith(".sqlite3"):
          user_db = os.path.splitext(user_db)[0]
  
new_contents: from menu import Menu
  import os
  
  import ConfigParser
  from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
  
  product_name = None
  box_name = None
  root = None
  file_root = None
  python_root = None
  data_dir = None
  store_file = None
  user_db = None
  actions_dir = None
  status_log_file = None
  access_log_file = None
  pidfile = None
  host = None
  port = None
  debug = False
  no_daemon = False
  server_dir = '/'
  
  main_menu = Menu()
  
  
  def read():
      """Read configuration"""
      directory = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
      parser = SafeConfigParser(
          defaults={
              'root': directory,
          })
      parser.read(os.path.join(directory, 'plinth.config'))
  
      config_items = {('Name', 'product_name'),
                      ('Name', 'box_name'),
                      ('Path', 'root'),
                      ('Path', 'file_root'),
                      ('Path', 'python_root'),
                      ('Path', 'data_dir'),
                      ('Path', 'store_file'),
                      ('Path', 'user_db'),
                      ('Path', 'actions_dir'),
                      ('Path', 'status_log_file'),
                      ('Path', 'access_log_file'),
                      ('Path', 'pidfile'),
                      ('Network', 'host'),
                      ('Network', 'port')}
  
      for section, name in config_items:
          try:
              value = parser.get(section, name)
              globals()[name] = value
          except (ConfigParser.NoSectionError, ConfigParser.NoOptionError):
              print ('Configuration does not contain the {}.{} option.'
                     .format(section, name))
              raise
  
      global port  # pylint: disable-msg=W0603
      port = int(port)
  
      global store_file  # pylint: disable-msg=W0603
      if store_file.endswith(".sqlite3"):
          store_file = os.path.splitext(store_file)[0]
  
      global user_db  # pylint: disable-msg=W0603
      if user_db.endswith(".sqlite3"):
          user_db = os.path.splitext(user_db)[0]
  
subject: Add a default value for actions_dir