Index: monitrc
--- monitrc.orig
+++ monitrc
@@ -37,17 +37,15 @@ set log syslog
 ## Monit instance. The id is generated and stored on first Monit start. By
 ## default the file is placed in $HOME/.monit.id.
 #
-# set idfile /var/.monit.id
-#
+set idfile ${LOCALSTATEDIR}/monit/id
+
 ## Set the location of the Monit state file which saves monitoring states
 ## on each cycle. By default the file is placed in $HOME/.monit.state. If
 ## the state file is stored on a persistent filesystem, Monit will recover
 ## the monitoring state across reboots. If it is on temporary filesystem, the
 ## state will be lost on reboot which may be convenient in some situations.
 #
-# set statefile /var/.monit.state
-#
-#
+set statefile ${LOCALSTATEDIR}/monit/state
 
 ## Set limits for various tests. The following example shows the default values:
 ##
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@ set log syslog
 ## available in the back end filesystem).
 #
 # set eventqueue
-#     basedir /var/monit  # set the base directory where events will be stored
+#     basedir ${LOCALSTATEDIR}/monit/events  # set the base directory where events will be stored
 #     slots 100           # optionally limit the queue size
 #
 #