--- a/data/example.conf	2017-03-30 17:00:24.000000000 -0400
+++ a/data/example.conf	2019-02-06 15:16:20.088469043 -0500
@@ -231,13 +231,13 @@
 	 * The filename containing the Services process ID. The path is relative to the
 	 * services root directory.
 	 */
-	pid = "data/services.pid"
+	pid = "/run/anope/services.pid"
 
 	/*
 	 * The filename containing the Message of the Day. The path is relative to the
 	 * services root directory.
 	 */
-	motd = "conf/services.motd"
+	motd = "/etc/anope/services.motd"
 }
 
 /*