## Set some global variables based on information from the bucardo_config table
## The reason file records startup and shutdown messages
-$REASONFILE = get_config('reason_file') or die "Invalid reason_file!\n";
+$REASONFILE = get_config('reason_file');
($REASONFILE_LOG = $REASONFILE) =~ s{(?:[.][^.]+)?$}{.log};
## The directory Bucardo.pm writes PID and other information to
-my $PIDDIR = $bcargs->{piddir} || get_config('piddir') or die "Invalid piddir!\n";
+my $PIDDIR = $bcargs->{piddir} || get_config('piddir');
## The PID file of the master control file (MCP)
## If this exists, it is a good bet that Bucardo is currently running
my $PIDFILE = "$PIDDIR/bucardo.mcp.pid";
## The stop file whose existence tells all Bucardo processes to exit immediately
-my $stopfile = get_config('stopfile') or die "Invalid stopfile!\n";
+my $stopfile = get_config('stopfile');
$STOPFILE = "$PIDDIR/$stopfile";
## Aliases for terms people may shorten, misspell, etc.