':rtype: bool'

def _use_static_config(self):

    if os.path.isfile(self.config_static_path):
        display.info(('Using    existing    %s    cloud    config:    %s' % (self.platform, self.config_static_path)), verbosity=1)
        self.config_path = self.config_static_path
        static = True
    else:
        static = False
    self.managed = (not static)
    return static
