--- a/src/config/torrc.sample.in	2010-11-22 19:49:38.000000000 -0800
+++ a/src/config/torrc.sample.in	2010-12-17 14:49:41.379893002 -0800
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@
 ## Uncomment this to start the process in the background... or use
 ## --runasdaemon 1 on the command line. This is ignored on Windows;
 ## see the FAQ entry if you want Tor to run as an NT service.
-#RunAsDaemon 1
+RunAsDaemon 1
 
 ## The directory for keeping all the keys/etc. By default, we store
 ## things in $HOME/.tor on Unix, and in Application Data\tor on Windows.
-#DataDirectory @LOCALSTATEDIR@/lib/tor
+DataDirectory @LOCALSTATEDIR@/lib/tor
 
 ## The port on which Tor will listen for local connections from Tor
 ## controller applications, as documented in control-spec.txt.
@@ -168,3 +168,5 @@
 #BridgeRelay 1
 #ExitPolicy reject *:*
 
+User tor
+PidFile @LOCALSTATEDIR@/run/tor.pid