diff -u -r a/doc/mpdconf.example b/doc/mpdconf.example
--- a/doc/mpdconf.example	2008-12-26 20:07:33.000000000 +0100
+++ b/doc/mpdconf.example	2008-12-26 20:09:37.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# An example configuration file for MPD
+# A default Gentoo configuration file for MPD
 # See the mpd.conf man page for a more detailed description of each parameter.
 
 # Required files and directories ##############################################
@@ -6,27 +6,27 @@
 # This setting controls the top directory which MPD will search to discover the
 # available audio files and add them to the daemon's online database.
 #
-music_directory			"~/music"
+music_directory			"/var/lib/mpd/music"
 #
 # This setting sets the MPD internal playlist directory. The purpose of this
 # directory is storage for playlists created by MPD. The server will use 
 # playlist files not created by the server but only if they are in the MPD
 # format.
 #
-playlist_directory		"~/.mpd/playlists"
+playlist_directory		"/var/lib/mpd/playlists"
 #
 # This setting sets the location of the MPD database. This file is used to
 # load the database at server start up and store the database while the 
 # server is not up.
 #
-db_file				"~/.mpd/database"
+db_file				"/var/lib/mpd/database"
 # 
 # These settings are the locations for the daemon log files for the daemon.
 # These logs are great for troubleshooting, depending on your log_level
 # settings.
 #
-log_file			"~/.mpd/log"
-error_file			"~/.mpd/error-log"
+log_file			"/var/log/mpd/mpd.log"
+error_file			"/var/log/mpd/mpd.error.log"
 ###############################################################################
 
 
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@
 # for use of mpd --kill and some init scripts. This setting is disabled by
 # default.
 #
-#pid_file			"~/.mpd/pid"
+pid_file			"/var/run/mpd/mpd.pid"
 #
 # This setting sets the location of the file which contains information about
 # most variables to get MPD back into the same general shape it was in before
 # it was brought down. This setting is disabled by default.
 #
-#state_file			"~/.mpd/state"
+state_file			"/var/lib/mpd/state"
 #
 ###############################################################################
 
@@ -55,17 +55,17 @@
 # unprivileged user. This setting is disabled by default, and the server will
 # run as root.
 #
-#user				"nobody"
+user				"mpd"
 #
 # This setting sets the address for the daemon to listen on. Careful attention
 # should be paid if this is assigned to anything other then the default, any.
 # This setting can deny access to control of the daemon.
 #
 # For network
-#bind_to_address		"any"
+bind_to_address			"localhost"
 #
 # And for Unix Socket
-#bind_to_address		"~/.mpd/socket"
+bind_to_address			"/var/lib/mpd/socket"
 #
 # This setting is the port that is desired for the daemon to get assigned to.
 #