def _journal_path(self):
"""@return path to journal file"""
config = self.settings_value()
res = config['event-journal-file']
if not res:
res = Path('~/.sg-events-daemon.journal')
self.log.info("event-journal-file not configured, defaulting to '%s'", res)
# end try to use a reasonable value
return res.expand_or_raise()
