diff --git a/include/libs/monitor/monitor.h b/include/libs/monitor/monitor.h
index 00cb7c3dbc3cbbb5d5da1f2bfc72ca73e43b7f99..972361fd6855ae789a313746bcca1f18ce2fb533 100644
--- a/include/libs/monitor/monitor.h
+++ b/include/libs/monitor/monitor.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 typedef struct {
   char      name[TSDB_FILENAME_LEN];
-  int32_t   level;
+  int8_t    level;
   SDiskSize size;
 } SMonDiskDesc;
 
diff --git a/source/common/src/tglobal.c b/source/common/src/tglobal.c
index 93b66e3369b320726a70fbd43726770667d4501f..a7e99b594f9988ec4b18db77439b05704673fb31 100644
--- a/source/common/src/tglobal.c
+++ b/source/common/src/tglobal.c
@@ -155,21 +155,40 @@ static void taosAddDataDir(int32_t index, char *v1, int32_t level, int32_t prima
   uTrace("dataDir:%s, level:%d primary:%d is configured", v1, level, primary);
 }
 
-static void taosSetTfsCfg(SConfig *pCfg) {
+static int32_t taosSetTfsCfg(SConfig *pCfg) {
   SConfigItem *pItem = cfgGetItem(pCfg, "dataDir");
-  if (pItem == NULL) return;
+  memset(tsDataDir, 0, PATH_MAX);
 
   int32_t size = taosArrayGetSize(pItem->array);
   if (size <= 0) {
     tsDiskCfgNum = 1;
     taosAddDataDir(0, pItem->str, 0, 1);
+    tstrncpy(tsDataDir, pItem->str, PATH_MAX);
+    if (taosMkDir(tsDataDir) != 0) {
+      uError("failed to create dataDir:%s since %s", tsDataDir, terrstr());
+      return -1;
+    }
   } else {
     tsDiskCfgNum = size < TFS_MAX_DISKS ? size : TFS_MAX_DISKS;
     for (int32_t index = 0; index < tsDiskCfgNum; ++index) {
       SDiskCfg *pCfg = taosArrayGet(pItem->array, index);
       memcpy(&tsDiskCfg[index], pCfg, sizeof(SDiskCfg));
+      if (pCfg->level == 0 && pCfg->primary == 1) {
+        tstrncpy(tsDataDir, pCfg->dir, PATH_MAX);
+      }
+      if (taosMkDir(pCfg->dir) != 0) {
+        uError("failed to create tfsDir:%s since %s", tsDataDir, terrstr());
+        return -1;
+      }
     }
   }
+
+  if (tsDataDir[0] == 0) {
+    uError("datadir not set");
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
 }
 
 struct SConfig *taosGetCfg() {
@@ -358,7 +377,7 @@ static void taosSetServerLogCfg(SConfig *pCfg) {
   fsDebugFlag = cfgGetItem(pCfg, "fsDebugFlag")->i32;
 }
 
-static void taosSetClientCfg(SConfig *pCfg) {
+static int32_t taosSetClientCfg(SConfig *pCfg) {
   tstrncpy(tsLocalFqdn, cfgGetItem(pCfg, "fqdn")->str, TSDB_FQDN_LEN);
   tsServerPort = (uint16_t)cfgGetItem(pCfg, "serverPort")->i32;
   snprintf(tsLocalEp, sizeof(tsLocalEp), "%s:%u", tsLocalFqdn, tsServerPort);
@@ -375,9 +394,13 @@ static void taosSetClientCfg(SConfig *pCfg) {
   snprintf(tsSecond, sizeof(tsSecond), "%s:%u", secondEp.fqdn, secondEp.port);
   cfgSetItem(pCfg, "secondEp", tsSecond, pSecondpItem->stype);
 
-  tstrncpy(tsLogDir, cfgGetItem(pCfg, "tempDir")->str, PATH_MAX);
-  taosExpandDir(tsLogDir, tsLogDir, PATH_MAX);
+  tstrncpy(tsTempDir, cfgGetItem(pCfg, "tempDir")->str, PATH_MAX);
+  taosExpandDir(tsTempDir, tsTempDir, PATH_MAX);
   tsTempSpace.reserved = cfgGetItem(pCfg, "minimalTempDirGB")->fval;
+  if (taosMkDir(tsTempDir) != 0) {
+    uError("failed to create tempDir:%s since %s", tsTempDir, terrstr());
+    return -1;
+  }
 
   tsNumOfThreadsPerCore = cfgGetItem(pCfg, "maxTmrCtrl")->fval;
   tsMaxTmrCtrl = cfgGetItem(pCfg, "maxTmrCtrl")->i32;
@@ -392,6 +415,8 @@ static void taosSetClientCfg(SConfig *pCfg) {
   tsMaxNumOfOrderedResults = cfgGetItem(pCfg, "maxNumOfOrderedRes")->i32;
   tsKeepOriginalColumnName = cfgGetItem(pCfg, "keepColumnName")->bval;
   tsMaxBinaryDisplayWidth = cfgGetItem(pCfg, "maxBinaryDisplayWidth")->i32;
+
+  return 0;
 }
 
 static void taosSetSystemCfg(SConfig *pCfg) {
@@ -411,11 +436,8 @@ static void taosSetSystemCfg(SConfig *pCfg) {
   tsVersion = 30000000;
 }
 
-static void taosSetServerCfg(SConfig *pCfg) {
-  tstrncpy(tsDataDir, cfgGetItem(pCfg, "dataDir")->str, PATH_MAX);
-  taosExpandDir(tsDataDir, tsDataDir, PATH_MAX);
-
-  tsTempSpace.reserved = cfgGetItem(pCfg, "minimalDataDirGB")->fval;
+static int32_t taosSetServerCfg(SConfig *pCfg) {
+  tsDataSpace.reserved = cfgGetItem(pCfg, "minimalDataDirGB")->fval;
   tsNumOfCommitThreads = cfgGetItem(pCfg, "numOfCommitThreads")->i32;
   tsRatioOfQueryCores = cfgGetItem(pCfg, "ratioOfQueryCores")->fval;
   tsMaxNumOfDistinctResults = cfgGetItem(pCfg, "maxNumOfDistinctRes")->i32;
@@ -444,6 +466,8 @@ static void taosSetServerCfg(SConfig *pCfg) {
   if (tsQueryBufferSize >= 0) {
     tsQueryBufferSizeBytes = tsQueryBufferSize * 1048576UL;
   }
+
+  return 0;
 }
 
 int32_t taosCreateLog(const char *logname, int32_t logFileNum, const char *cfgDir, const char *envFile,
@@ -504,8 +528,8 @@ int32_t taosInitCfg(const char *cfgDir, const char *envFile, const char *apolloU
   tsCfg = cfgInit();
 
   if (tsc) {
-    if (taosAddClientLogCfg(tsCfg) != 0) return -1;
     if (taosAddClientCfg(tsCfg) != 0) return -1;
+    if (taosAddClientLogCfg(tsCfg) != 0) return -1;
   } else {
     if (taosAddClientCfg(tsCfg) != 0) return -1;
     if (taosAddServerCfg(tsCfg) != 0) return -1;
@@ -528,24 +552,14 @@ int32_t taosInitCfg(const char *cfgDir, const char *envFile, const char *apolloU
   }
 
   if (tsc) {
-    taosSetClientCfg(tsCfg);
+    if (taosSetClientCfg(tsCfg)) return -1;
   } else {
-    taosSetClientCfg(tsCfg);
-    taosSetServerCfg(tsCfg);
-    taosSetTfsCfg(tsCfg);
+    if (taosSetClientCfg(tsCfg)) return -1;
+    if (taosSetServerCfg(tsCfg)) return -1;
+    if (taosSetTfsCfg(tsCfg) != 0) return -1;
   }
   taosSetSystemCfg(tsCfg);
 
-  if (taosMkDir(tsTempDir) != 0) {
-    uError("failed to create dir:%s since %s", tsTempDir, terrstr());
-    return -1;
-  }
-
-  if (!tsc && taosMkDir(tsDataDir) != 0) {
-    uError("failed to create dir:%s since %s", tsDataDir, terrstr());
-    return -1;
-  }
-
   cfgDumpCfg(tsCfg, tsc, false);
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/source/util/src/tconfig.c b/source/util/src/tconfig.c
index 0f22d15cd46c1269379545f60f745cc80af0d131..d4bcc27f6094867270b84caa0ab9cbc163dbfe31 100644
--- a/source/util/src/tconfig.c
+++ b/source/util/src/tconfig.c
@@ -145,14 +145,7 @@ static int32_t cfgCheckAndSetDir(SConfigItem *pItem, const char *inputDir) {
     return -1;
   }
 
-#if 0
-  if (taosMkDir(fullDir) != 0) {
-    uError("failed to create dir:%s realpath:%s since %s", inputDir, fullDir, terrstr());
-    return -1;
-  }
-#endif
-
-  cfgFreeItem(pItem);
+  tfree(pItem->str);
   pItem->str = strdup(fullDir);
   if (pItem->str == NULL) {
     terrno = TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
@@ -647,7 +640,7 @@ int32_t cfgLoadFromCfgFile(SConfig *pConfig, const char *filepath) {
     }
 
     cfgSetItem(pConfig, name, value, CFG_STYPE_CFG_FILE);
-    if (value2 != NULL && value3 != NULL && value2[0] != 0 && value3[0] != 0) {
+    if (value2 != NULL && value3 != NULL && value2[0] != 0 && value3[0] != 0 && strcasecmp(name, "dataDir") == 0) {
       cfgSetTfsItem(pConfig, name, value, value2, value3, CFG_STYPE_CFG_FILE);
     }
   }