Revert "init: Honor config-dir flag when it is passed as global or local flag (#3337)"

This reverts commit e2ef95af7d.

This is reverted since the previous patch caused crashes.

cmd/main.go

@@ -148,84 +148,70 @@ func checkMainSyntax(c *cli.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Parse command arguments and set global variables accordingly
-func setGlobalsFromContext(c *cli.Context) {
-	// Set config dir
-	switch {
-	case c.IsSet("config-dir"):
-		globalConfigDir = c.String("config-dir")
-	case c.GlobalIsSet("config-dir"):
-		globalConfigDir = c.GlobalString("config-dir")
-	}
-	if globalConfigDir == "" {
-		fatalIf(errors.New("Config directory is empty"), "Unable to get config file.")
-	}
-	// Set global quiet flag.
-	globalQuiet = c.Bool("quiet") || c.GlobalBool("quiet")
-}
-
-// Check for updates and print a notification message
-func checkUpdate() {
-	// Do not print update messages, if quiet flag is set.
-	if !globalQuiet {
-		updateMsg, _, err := getReleaseUpdate(minioUpdateStableURL, 1*time.Second)
-		if err != nil {
-			// Ignore any errors during getReleaseUpdate(), possibly
-			// because of network errors.
-			return
-		}
-		if updateMsg.Update {
-			console.Println(updateMsg)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// Generic Minio initialization to create/load config, prepare loggers, etc..
-func minioInit() {
-	// Sets new config directory.
-	setGlobalConfigPath(globalConfigDir)
-
-	// Migrate any old version of config / state files to newer format.
-	migrate()
-
-	// Initialize config.
-	configCreated, err := initConfig()
-	fatalIf(err, "Unable to initialize minio config.")
-	if configCreated {
-		console.Println("Created minio configuration file at " + mustGetConfigPath())
-	}
-
-	// Fetch access keys from environment variables and update the config.
-	accessKey := os.Getenv("MINIO_ACCESS_KEY")
-	secretKey := os.Getenv("MINIO_SECRET_KEY")
-	if accessKey != "" && secretKey != "" {
-		// Set new credentials.
-		serverConfig.SetCredential(credential{
-			AccessKeyID:     accessKey,
-			SecretAccessKey: secretKey,
-		})
-	}
-	if !isValidAccessKey(serverConfig.GetCredential().AccessKeyID) {
-		fatalIf(errInvalidArgument, "Invalid access key. Accept only a string starting with a alphabetic and containing from 5 to 20 characters.")
-	}
-	if !isValidSecretKey(serverConfig.GetCredential().SecretAccessKey) {
-		fatalIf(errInvalidArgument, "Invalid secret key. Accept only a string containing from 8 to 40 characters.")
-	}
-
-	// Enable all loggers by now.
-	enableLoggers()
-
-	// Init the error tracing module.
-	initError()
-}
-
 // Main main for minio server.
 func Main() {
 	app := registerApp()
 	app.Before = func(c *cli.Context) error {
+		configDir := c.GlobalString("config-dir")
+		if configDir == "" {
+			fatalIf(errors.New("Config directory is empty"), "Unable to get config file.")
+		}
+		// Sets new config directory.
+		setGlobalConfigPath(configDir)
+
 		// Valid input arguments to main.
 		checkMainSyntax(c)
 
+		// Migrate any old version of config / state files to newer format.
+		migrate()
+
+		// Initialize config.
+		configCreated, err := initConfig()
+		fatalIf(err, "Unable to initialize minio config.")
+		if configCreated {
+			console.Println("Created minio configuration file at " + mustGetConfigPath())
+		}
+
+		// Fetch access keys from environment variables and update the config.
+		accessKey := os.Getenv("MINIO_ACCESS_KEY")
+		secretKey := os.Getenv("MINIO_SECRET_KEY")
+		if accessKey != "" && secretKey != "" {
+			// Set new credentials.
+			serverConfig.SetCredential(credential{
+				AccessKeyID:     accessKey,
+				SecretAccessKey: secretKey,
+			})
+		}
+		if !isValidAccessKey(serverConfig.GetCredential().AccessKeyID) {
+			fatalIf(errInvalidArgument, "Invalid access key. Accept only a string starting with a alphabetic and containing from 5 to 20 characters.")
+		}
+		if !isValidSecretKey(serverConfig.GetCredential().SecretAccessKey) {
+			fatalIf(errInvalidArgument, "Invalid secret key. Accept only a string containing from 8 to 40 characters.")
+		}
+
+		// Enable all loggers by now.
+		enableLoggers()
+
+		// Init the error tracing module.
+		initError()
+
+		// Set global quiet flag.
+		globalQuiet = c.Bool("quiet") || c.GlobalBool("quiet")
+
+		// Do not print update messages, if quiet flag is set.
+		if !globalQuiet {
+			if c.Args().Get(0) != "update" {
+				updateMsg, _, err := getReleaseUpdate(minioUpdateStableURL, 1*time.Second)
+				if err != nil {
+					// Ignore any errors during getReleaseUpdate(), possibly
+					// because of network errors.
+					return nil
+				}
+				if updateMsg.Update {
+					console.Println(updateMsg)
+				}
+			}
+		}
 		return nil
 	}