diff -Nur a/docs/inspircd.conf.example b/docs/inspircd.conf.example
--- a/docs/inspircd.conf.example	2011-02-02 03:25:41.000000000 +0100
+++ b/docs/inspircd.conf.example	2011-04-06 22:30:03.591000071 +0200
@@ -402,11 +402,11 @@
 
 # This file has all the information about oper classes, types and o:lines.
 # You *MUST* edit it.
-<include file="conf/opers.conf.example">
+<include file="/etc/inspircd/opers.conf.example">
 
 # This file has all the information about server links and ulined servers.
 # You *MUST* edit it if you intend to link servers.
-<include file="conf/links.conf.example">
+<include file="/etc/inspircd/links.conf.example">
 
 #-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-  MISCELLANEOUS CONFIGURATION  -#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
 #                                                                     #
@@ -416,7 +416,8 @@
 #   motd - displayed on connect and when a user executes /MOTD
 #   rules - displayed when the user executes /RULES
 # Modules can also define their own files
-<files motd="conf/inspircd.motd.example" rules="conf/inspircd.rules.example">
+<files motd="/etc/inspircd/inspircd.motd.example"
+       rules="/etc/inspircd/inspircd.rules.example">
 
 # Example of an executable file include. Note this will be read on rehash,
 # not when the command is run.
@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@
 # the default of 'inspircd.pid' is used.                              #
 #                                                                     #
 
-#<pid file="/path/to/inspircd.pid">
+<pid file="/var/run/inspircd/inspircd.pid">
 
 #-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#- BANLIST LIMITS #-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
 #                                                                     #
@@ -908,7 +909,7 @@
 # provide almost all the features of InspIRCd. :)                     #
 #                                                                     #
 # The default does nothing -- we include it for simplicity for you.   #
-<include file="conf/modules.conf.example">
+<include file="/etc/inspircd/modules.conf.example">
 
 # Here are some pre-built modules.conf files that closely match the
 # default configurations of some popular IRCd's. You still may want to
@@ -920,10 +921,10 @@
 # recommended that you make your own modules file based on modules.conf.example.
 
 # Settings similar to UnrealIRCd defaults.
-#<include file="conf/modules/modules.conf.unreal">
+#<include file="/etc/inspircd/modules/modules.conf.unreal">
 
 # Settings similar to Charybdis IRCd defaults.
-#<include file="conf/modules/modules.conf.charybdis">
+#<include file="/etc/inspircd/modules/modules.conf.charybdis">
 
 
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