Index: john-1.7.2/src/params.h
===================================================================
--- john-1.7.2.orig/src/params.h
+++ john-1.7.2/src/params.h
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@
 /*
  * File names.
  */
-#define CFG_FULL_NAME			"$JOHN/john.conf"
-#define CFG_ALT_NAME			"$JOHN/john.ini"
+#define CFG_FULL_NAME			"/etc/john/john.conf"
+#define CFG_ALT_NAME			"/etc/john/john.ini"
 #if JOHN_SYSTEMWIDE
 #define CFG_PRIVATE_FULL_NAME		JOHN_PRIVATE_HOME "/john.conf"
 #define CFG_PRIVATE_ALT_NAME		JOHN_PRIVATE_HOME "/john.ini"