--- data/example.conf.orig	2008-12-14 20:37:22.000000000 +0000
+++ data/example.conf	2008-12-14 20:37:43.000000000 +0000
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ HostServName	"HostServ"  "vHost Server"
 # PIDFile <filename>  [REQUIRED]
 #     Specifies the name of the file containing Services' process ID.
 
-PIDFile     services.pid
+PIDFile     /var/run/anope/services.pid
 
 # MOTDFile <filename>  [REQUIRED]
 #     Specifies the name of the Message of the Day file.