diff -Naurw a/pgpool.conf.sample b/pgpool.conf.sample
--- a/pgpool.conf.sample	2012-07-19 03:06:21.000000000 -0400
+++ b/pgpool.conf.sample	2012-08-14 07:33:39.200695855 -0400
@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@
 port = 9999
                                    # Port number
                                    # (change requires restart)
-socket_dir = '/tmp'
+socket_dir = '@PGSQL_SOCKETDIR@'
                                    # Unix domain socket path
-                                   # The Debian package defaults to
-                                   # /var/run/postgresql
                                    # (change requires restart)
 
 
@@ -43,10 +41,8 @@
 pcp_port = 9898
                                    # Port number for pcp
                                    # (change requires restart)
-pcp_socket_dir = '/tmp'
+pcp_socket_dir = '@PGSQL_SOCKETDIR@'
                                    # Unix domain socket path for pcp
-                                   # The Debian package defaults to
-                                   # /var/run/postgresql
                                    # (change requires restart)
 
 # - Backend Connection Settings -
@@ -176,10 +172,10 @@
 # FILE LOCATIONS
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-pid_file_name = '/var/run/pgpool/pgpool.pid'
+pid_file_name = '@PGPOOL_SOCKETDIR@/pgpool.pid'
                                    # PID file name
                                    # (change requires restart)
-logdir = '/tmp'
+logdir = '@PGPOOL_SOCKETDIR@'
                                    # Directory of pgPool status file
                                    # (change requires restart)
 
diff -Naurw a/pgpool.conf.sample-master-slave b/pgpool.conf.sample-master-slave
--- a/pgpool.conf.sample-master-slave	2012-07-16 22:56:37.000000000 -0400
+++ b/pgpool.conf.sample-master-slave	2012-08-14 07:33:39.201695842 -0400
@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@
 port = 9999
                                    # Port number
                                    # (change requires restart)
-socket_dir = '/tmp'
+socket_dir = '@PGSQL_SOCKETDIR@'
                                    # Unix domain socket path
-                                   # The Debian package defaults to
-                                   # /var/run/postgresql
                                    # (change requires restart)
 
 
@@ -43,10 +41,8 @@
 pcp_port = 9898
                                    # Port number for pcp
                                    # (change requires restart)
-pcp_socket_dir = '/tmp'
+pcp_socket_dir = '@PGSQL_SOCKETDIR@'
                                    # Unix domain socket path for pcp
-                                   # The Debian package defaults to
-                                   # /var/run/postgresql
                                    # (change requires restart)
 
 # - Backend Connection Settings -
@@ -176,10 +172,10 @@
 # FILE LOCATIONS
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-pid_file_name = '/var/run/pgpool/pgpool.pid'
+pid_file_name = '@PGPOOL_SOCKETDIR@/pgpool.pid'
                                    # PID file name
                                    # (change requires restart)
-logdir = '/tmp'
+logdir = '@PGPOOL_SOCKETDIR@'
                                    # Directory of pgPool status file
                                    # (change requires restart)
 
diff -Naurw a/pgpool.conf.sample-replication b/pgpool.conf.sample-replication
--- a/pgpool.conf.sample-replication	2012-07-16 22:56:37.000000000 -0400
+++ b/pgpool.conf.sample-replication	2012-08-14 07:33:39.202695830 -0400
@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@
 port = 9999
                                    # Port number
                                    # (change requires restart)
-socket_dir = '/tmp'
+socket_dir = '@PGSQL_SOCKETDIR@'
                                    # Unix domain socket path
-                                   # The Debian package defaults to
-                                   # /var/run/postgresql
                                    # (change requires restart)
 
 
@@ -43,10 +41,8 @@
 pcp_port = 9898
                                    # Port number for pcp
                                    # (change requires restart)
-pcp_socket_dir = '/tmp'
+pcp_socket_dir = '@PGSQL_SOCKETDIR@'
                                    # Unix domain socket path for pcp
-                                   # The Debian package defaults to
-                                   # /var/run/postgresql
                                    # (change requires restart)
 
 # - Backend Connection Settings -
@@ -176,10 +172,10 @@
 # FILE LOCATIONS
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-pid_file_name = '/var/run/pgpool/pgpool.pid'
+pid_file_name = '@PGPOOL_SOCKETDIR@/pgpool.pid'
                                    # PID file name
                                    # (change requires restart)
-logdir = '/tmp'
+logdir = '@PGPOOL_SOCKETDIR@'
                                    # Directory of pgPool status file
                                    # (change requires restart)
 
diff -Naurw a/pgpool.conf.sample-stream b/pgpool.conf.sample-stream
--- a/pgpool.conf.sample-stream	2012-07-16 22:56:37.000000000 -0400
+++ b/pgpool.conf.sample-stream	2012-08-14 07:33:39.203695818 -0400
@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@
 port = 9999
                                    # Port number
                                    # (change requires restart)
-socket_dir = '/tmp'
+socket_dir = '@PGSQL_SOCKETDIR@'
                                    # Unix domain socket path
-                                   # The Debian package defaults to
-                                   # /var/run/postgresql
                                    # (change requires restart)
 
 
@@ -43,10 +41,8 @@
 pcp_port = 9898
                                    # Port number for pcp
                                    # (change requires restart)
-pcp_socket_dir = '/tmp'
+pcp_socket_dir = '@PGSQL_SOCKETDIR@'
                                    # Unix domain socket path for pcp
-                                   # The Debian package defaults to
-                                   # /var/run/postgresql
                                    # (change requires restart)
 
 # - Backend Connection Settings -
@@ -176,10 +172,10 @@
 # FILE LOCATIONS
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-pid_file_name = '/var/run/pgpool/pgpool.pid'
+pid_file_name = '@PGPOOL_SOCKETDIR@/pgpool.pid'
                                    # PID file name
                                    # (change requires restart)
-logdir = '/tmp'
+logdir = '@PGPOOL_SOCKETDIR@'
                                    # Directory of pgPool status file
                                    # (change requires restart)
 
diff -Naurw a/pool.h b/pool.h
--- a/pool.h	2012-07-02 00:09:18.000000000 -0400
+++ b/pool.h	2012-08-14 07:26:56.005764702 -0400
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@
 #define HBA_CONF_FILE_NAME "pool_hba.conf"
 
 /* pid file directory */
-#define DEFAULT_LOGDIR "/tmp"
+#define DEFAULT_LOGDIR "@PGPOOL_SOCKETDIR@"
 
 /* Unix domain socket directory */
-#define DEFAULT_SOCKET_DIR "/tmp"
+#define DEFAULT_SOCKET_DIR "@PGSQL_SOCKETDIR@"
 
 /* pid file name */
-#define DEFAULT_PID_FILE_NAME "/var/run/pgpool/pgpool.pid"
+#define DEFAULT_PID_FILE_NAME "@PGPOOL_SOCKETDIR@/pgpool.pid"
 
 /* status file name */
 #define STATUS_FILE_NAME "pgpool_status"