Index: src/defaults.h
--- src/defaults.h.orig
+++ src/defaults.h
@@ -45,14 +45,19 @@
  * LOGPATH     = directory for logfiles
  */
 
+/* users */
+#ifndef IRCD_USER
+#define IRCD_USER   "_ircd-hybrid"
+#endif
+
 /* dirs */
 #define DPATH        PREFIX
 #define BINPATH      PREFIX "/bin/"
 #define HPATH        DATADIR "/" PACKAGE "/help"
-#define ETCPATH      SYSCONFDIR
-#define LIBPATH      LOCALSTATEDIR "/lib"
-#define LOGPATH      LOCALSTATEDIR "/log"
-#define RUNPATH      LOCALSTATEDIR "/run"
+#define ETCPATH      SYSCONFDIR "/ircd-hybrid"
+#define LIBPATH      LOCALSTATEDIR "/db/ircd-hybrid"
+#define LOGPATH      LOCALSTATEDIR "/log/ircd-hybrid"
+#define RUNPATH      LOCALSTATEDIR "/run/ircd-hybrid"
 
 /* files */
 #define SPATH     BINPATH "/ircd"  /* ircd executable */
