--- etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf.sample	2014-10-09 17:27:51.497651569 +0100
+++ etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf.sample.ubuntu	2014-10-09 17:27:31.565650862 +0100
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@
 # paths. (string value)
 # Deprecated group/name - [DEFAULT]/logdir
 #log_dir=<None>
+log_dir=/var/log/ceilometer
 
 # Use syslog for logging. Existing syslog format is DEPRECATED
 # during I, and will change in J to honor RFC5424. (boolean
@@ -714,6 +715,9 @@
 # (if unset, connection is used) (string value)
 #alarm_connection=<None>
 
+# Provide backwards compatible default for both alarm and metering
+connection=sqlite:////var/lib/ceilometer/ceilometer.sqlite
+
 
 [dispatcher_file]