diff --git a/python/vyos/configsession.py b/python/vyos/configsession.py
index beec6010b..ccf2ce8f2 100644
--- a/python/vyos/configsession.py
+++ b/python/vyos/configsession.py
@@ -1,274 +1,276 @@
-# configsession -- the write API for the VyOS running config
-# Copyright (C) 2019-2023 VyOS maintainers and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 2019-2024 VyOS maintainers and contributors
 #
 # This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of
 # the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
 # either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 #
 # This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
 # without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 # See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library;
 # if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
+# configsession -- the write API for the VyOS running config
+
 import os
 import re
 import sys
 import subprocess
 
+from vyos.defaults import directories
 from vyos.utils.process import is_systemd_service_running
 from vyos.utils.dict import dict_to_paths
 
 CLI_SHELL_API = '/bin/cli-shell-api'
 SET = '/opt/vyatta/sbin/my_set'
 DELETE = '/opt/vyatta/sbin/my_delete'
 COMMENT = '/opt/vyatta/sbin/my_comment'
 COMMIT = '/opt/vyatta/sbin/my_commit'
 DISCARD = '/opt/vyatta/sbin/my_discard'
 SHOW_CONFIG = ['/bin/cli-shell-api', 'showConfig']
 LOAD_CONFIG = ['/bin/cli-shell-api', 'loadFile']
 MIGRATE_LOAD_CONFIG = ['/usr/libexec/vyos/vyos-load-config.py']
 SAVE_CONFIG = ['/usr/libexec/vyos/vyos-save-config.py']
 INSTALL_IMAGE = ['/usr/libexec/vyos/op_mode/image_installer.py',
                  '--action', 'add', '--no-prompt', '--image-path']
 REMOVE_IMAGE = ['/usr/libexec/vyos/op_mode/image_manager.py',
                 '--action', 'delete', '--no-prompt', '--image-name']
 SET_DEFAULT_IMAGE = ['/usr/libexec/vyos/op_mode/image_manager.py',
                 '--action', 'set', '--no-prompt', '--image-name']
 GENERATE = ['/opt/vyatta/bin/vyatta-op-cmd-wrapper', 'generate']
 SHOW = ['/opt/vyatta/bin/vyatta-op-cmd-wrapper', 'show']
 RESET = ['/opt/vyatta/bin/vyatta-op-cmd-wrapper', 'reset']
 REBOOT = ['/opt/vyatta/bin/vyatta-op-cmd-wrapper', 'reboot']
 POWEROFF = ['/opt/vyatta/bin/vyatta-op-cmd-wrapper', 'poweroff']
 OP_CMD_ADD = ['/opt/vyatta/bin/vyatta-op-cmd-wrapper', 'add']
 OP_CMD_DELETE = ['/opt/vyatta/bin/vyatta-op-cmd-wrapper', 'delete']
 
 # Default "commit via" string
 APP = "vyos-http-api"
 
 # When started as a service rather than from a user shell,
 # the process lacks the VyOS-specific environment that comes
 # from bash configs, so we have to inject it
 # XXX: maybe it's better to do via a systemd environment file
 def inject_vyos_env(env):
     env['VYATTA_CFG_GROUP_NAME'] = 'vyattacfg'
     env['VYATTA_USER_LEVEL_DIR'] = '/opt/vyatta/etc/shell/level/admin'
     env['VYATTA_PROCESS_CLIENT'] = 'gui2_rest'
     env['VYOS_HEADLESS_CLIENT'] = 'vyos_http_api'
     env['vyatta_bindir']= '/opt/vyatta/bin'
     env['vyatta_cfg_templates'] = '/opt/vyatta/share/vyatta-cfg/templates'
-    env['vyatta_configdir'] = '/opt/vyatta/config'
+    env['vyatta_configdir'] = directories['vyos_configdir']
     env['vyatta_datadir'] = '/opt/vyatta/share'
     env['vyatta_datarootdir'] = '/opt/vyatta/share'
     env['vyatta_libdir'] = '/opt/vyatta/lib'
     env['vyatta_libexecdir'] = '/opt/vyatta/libexec'
     env['vyatta_op_templates'] = '/opt/vyatta/share/vyatta-op/templates'
     env['vyatta_prefix'] = '/opt/vyatta'
     env['vyatta_sbindir'] = '/opt/vyatta/sbin'
     env['vyatta_sysconfdir'] = '/opt/vyatta/etc'
     env['vyos_bin_dir'] = '/usr/bin'
     env['vyos_cfg_templates'] = '/opt/vyatta/share/vyatta-cfg/templates'
     env['vyos_completion_dir'] = '/usr/libexec/vyos/completion'
-    env['vyos_configdir'] = '/opt/vyatta/config'
+    env['vyos_configdir'] = directories['vyos_configdir']
     env['vyos_conf_scripts_dir'] = '/usr/libexec/vyos/conf_mode'
     env['vyos_datadir'] = '/opt/vyatta/share'
     env['vyos_datarootdir']= '/opt/vyatta/share'
     env['vyos_libdir'] = '/opt/vyatta/lib'
     env['vyos_libexec_dir'] = '/usr/libexec/vyos'
     env['vyos_op_scripts_dir'] = '/usr/libexec/vyos/op_mode'
     env['vyos_op_templates'] = '/opt/vyatta/share/vyatta-op/templates'
     env['vyos_prefix'] = '/opt/vyatta'
     env['vyos_sbin_dir'] = '/usr/sbin'
     env['vyos_validators_dir'] = '/usr/libexec/vyos/validators'
 
     # if running the vyos-configd daemon, inject the vyshim env var
     if is_systemd_service_running('vyos-configd.service'):
         env['vyshim'] = '/usr/sbin/vyshim'
 
     return env
 
 
 class ConfigSessionError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
 class ConfigSession(object):
     """
     The write API of VyOS.
     """
     def __init__(self, session_id, app=APP):
         """
          Creates a new config session.
 
          Args:
               session_id (str): Session identifier
               app (str): Application name, purely informational
 
         Note:
             The session identifier MUST be globally unique within the system.
             The best practice is to only have one ConfigSession object per process
             and used the PID for the session identifier.
         """
 
         env_str = subprocess.check_output([CLI_SHELL_API, 'getSessionEnv', str(session_id)])
         self.__session_id = session_id
 
         # Extract actual variables from the chunk of shell it outputs
         # XXX: it's better to extend cli-shell-api to provide easily readable output
         env_list = re.findall(r'([A-Z_]+)=([^;\s]+)', env_str.decode())
 
         session_env = os.environ
         session_env = inject_vyos_env(session_env)
         for k, v in env_list:
             session_env[k] = v
 
         self.__session_env = session_env
         self.__session_env["COMMIT_VIA"] = app
 
         self.__run_command([CLI_SHELL_API, 'setupSession'])
 
     def __del__(self):
         try:
             output = subprocess.check_output([CLI_SHELL_API, 'teardownSession'], env=self.__session_env).decode().strip()
             if output:
                 print("cli-shell-api teardownSession output for sesion {0}: {1}".format(self.__session_id, output), file=sys.stderr)
         except Exception as e:
             print("Could not tear down session {0}: {1}".format(self.__session_id, e), file=sys.stderr)
 
     def __run_command(self, cmd_list):
         p = subprocess.Popen(cmd_list, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, env=self.__session_env)
         (stdout_data, stderr_data) = p.communicate()
         output = stdout_data.decode()
         result = p.wait()
         if result != 0:
             raise ConfigSessionError(output)
         return output
 
     def get_session_env(self):
         return self.__session_env
 
     def set(self, path, value=None):
         if not value:
             value = []
         else:
             value = [value]
         self.__run_command([SET] + path + value)
 
     def set_section(self, path: list, d: dict):
         try:
             for p in dict_to_paths(d):
                 self.set(path + p)
         except (ValueError, ConfigSessionError) as e:
             raise ConfigSessionError(e)
 
     def delete(self, path, value=None):
         if not value:
             value = []
         else:
             value = [value]
         self.__run_command([DELETE] + path + value)
 
     def load_section(self, path: list, d: dict):
         try:
             self.delete(path)
             if d:
                 for p in dict_to_paths(d):
                     self.set(path + p)
         except (ValueError, ConfigSessionError) as e:
             raise ConfigSessionError(e)
 
     def set_section_tree(self, d: dict):
         try:
             if d:
                 for p in dict_to_paths(d):
                     self.set(p)
         except (ValueError, ConfigSessionError) as e:
             raise ConfigSessionError(e)
 
     def load_section_tree(self, mask: dict, d: dict):
         try:
             if mask:
                 for p in dict_to_paths(mask):
                     self.delete(p)
             if d:
                 for p in dict_to_paths(d):
                     self.set(p)
         except (ValueError, ConfigSessionError) as e:
             raise ConfigSessionError(e)
 
     def comment(self, path, value=None):
         if not value:
             value = [""]
         else:
             value = [value]
         self.__run_command([COMMENT] + path + value)
 
     def commit(self):
         out = self.__run_command([COMMIT])
         return out
 
     def discard(self):
         self.__run_command([DISCARD])
 
     def show_config(self, path, format='raw'):
         config_data = self.__run_command(SHOW_CONFIG + path)
 
         if format == 'raw':
             return config_data
 
     def load_config(self, file_path):
         out = self.__run_command(LOAD_CONFIG + [file_path])
         return out
 
     def migrate_and_load_config(self, file_path):
         out = self.__run_command(MIGRATE_LOAD_CONFIG + [file_path])
         return out
 
     def save_config(self, file_path):
         out = self.__run_command(SAVE_CONFIG + [file_path])
         return out
 
     def install_image(self, url):
         out = self.__run_command(INSTALL_IMAGE + [url])
         return out
 
     def remove_image(self, name):
         out = self.__run_command(REMOVE_IMAGE + [name])
         return out
 
     def set_default_image(self, name):
         out = self.__run_command(SET_DEFAULT_IMAGE + [name])
         return out
 
     def generate(self, path):
         out = self.__run_command(GENERATE + path)
         return out
 
     def show(self, path):
         out = self.__run_command(SHOW + path)
         return out
 
     def reboot(self, path):
         out = self.__run_command(REBOOT + path)
         return out
 
     def reset(self, path):
         out = self.__run_command(RESET + path)
         return out
 
     def poweroff(self, path):
         out = self.__run_command(POWEROFF + path)
         return out
 
     def add_container_image(self, name):
         out = self.__run_command(OP_CMD_ADD + ['container', 'image'] + [name])
         return out
 
     def delete_container_image(self, name):
         out = self.__run_command(OP_CMD_DELETE + ['container', 'image'] + [name])
         return out
 
     def show_container_image(self):
         out = self.__run_command(SHOW + ['container', 'image'])
         return out
diff --git a/python/vyos/defaults.py b/python/vyos/defaults.py
index e7cd69a8b..9ccd925ce 100644
--- a/python/vyos/defaults.py
+++ b/python/vyos/defaults.py
@@ -1,51 +1,52 @@
-# Copyright 2018-2023 VyOS maintainers and contributors <maintainers@vyos.io>
+# Copyright 2018-2024 VyOS maintainers and contributors <maintainers@vyos.io>
 #
 # This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 # License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 # version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 #
 # This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 # Lesser General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 # License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import os
 
 base_dir = '/usr/libexec/vyos/'
 
 directories = {
   'base' : base_dir,
   'data' : '/usr/share/vyos/',
   'conf_mode' : f'{base_dir}/conf_mode',
   'op_mode' : f'{base_dir}/op_mode',
   'services' : f'{base_dir}/services',
   'config' : '/opt/vyatta/etc/config',
   'migrate' : '/opt/vyatta/etc/config-migrate/migrate',
   'activate' : f'{base_dir}/activate',
   'log' : '/var/log/vyatta',
   'templates' : '/usr/share/vyos/templates/',
   'certbot' : '/config/auth/letsencrypt',
   'api_schema': f'{base_dir}/services/api/graphql/graphql/schema/',
   'api_client_op': f'{base_dir}/services/api/graphql/graphql/client_op/',
   'api_templates': f'{base_dir}/services/api/graphql/session/templates/',
   'vyos_udev_dir' : '/run/udev/vyos',
   'isc_dhclient_dir' : '/run/dhclient',
   'dhcp6_client_dir' : '/run/dhcp6c',
+  'vyos_configdir' : '/opt/vyatta/config'
 }
 
 config_status = '/tmp/vyos-config-status'
 api_config_state = '/run/http-api-state'
 
 cfg_group = 'vyattacfg'
 
 cfg_vintage = 'vyos'
 
-commit_lock = '/opt/vyatta/config/.lock'
+commit_lock = os.path.join(directories['vyos_configdir'], '.lock')
 
 component_version_json = os.path.join(directories['data'], 'component-versions.json')
 
 config_default = os.path.join(directories['data'], 'config.boot.default')