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 write access

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

            path_ok = False

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

        if retries == 0:

            sys.exit('max retries reached')

        if path_ok is False:

            retries -= 1

            return self.config_prompt(test_repo_path, retries)

            if not ask_ok(('Path looks like a symlink, Rhodecode will store '

                           'given path as %s ? [y/n]') % (real_path)):

                log.error('Canceled by user')

                sys.exit(-1)

        return real_path

    def create_settings(self, path):

        self.create_ui_settings()

        #HG UI OPTIONS

        web1 = RhodeCodeUi()

        web1.ui_section = 'web'

        web1.ui_key = 'push_ssl'

        web1.ui_value = 'false'

        web2 = RhodeCodeUi()

        web2.ui_section = 'web'

        web2.ui_key = 'allow_archive'

        web2.ui_value = 'gz zip bz2'

        web3 = RhodeCodeUi()

        web3.ui_section = 'web'