diff -Naur BackupPC-3.2.1-pristine/bin/BackupPC BackupPC-3.2.1/bin/BackupPC
--- BackupPC-3.2.1-pristine/bin/BackupPC	2011-04-24 21:31:54.000000000 -0600
+++ BackupPC-3.2.1/bin/BackupPC	2011-07-07 22:25:55.287651463 -0600
@@ -1885,7 +1885,7 @@
             print(LOG $bpc->timeStamp, "unix socket() failed: $!\n");
             exit(1);
         }
-        my $sockFile = "$LogDir/BackupPC.sock";
+        my $sockFile = "/var/run/BackupPC/BackupPC.sock";
         unlink($sockFile);
         if ( !bind(SERVER_UNIX, sockaddr_un($sockFile)) ) {
             print(LOG $bpc->timeStamp, "unix bind() failed: $!\n");
diff -Naur BackupPC-3.2.1-pristine/lib/BackupPC/Lib.pm BackupPC-3.2.1/lib/BackupPC/Lib.pm
--- BackupPC-3.2.1-pristine/lib/BackupPC/Lib.pm	2011-04-24 21:31:55.000000000 -0600
+++ BackupPC-3.2.1/lib/BackupPC/Lib.pm	2011-07-07 22:26:46.744614593 -0600
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@
     #
     # First try the unix-domain socket
     #
-    my $sockFile = "$bpc->{LogDir}/BackupPC.sock";
+    my $sockFile = "/var/run/BackupPC/BackupPC.sock";
     socket(*FH, PF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0)     || return "unix socket: $!";
     if ( !connect(*FH, sockaddr_un($sockFile)) ) {
         my $err = "unix connect: $!";