--- conf/carbon.conf.example.orig	2014-02-13 16:47:59.689772807 +0000
+++ conf/carbon.conf.example	2014-02-13 16:48:17.904771292 +0000
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #   PID_DIR        = /var/run/
 #
 #LOCAL_DATA_DIR = /opt/graphite/storage/whisper/
+LOCAL_DATA_DIR = /var/db/carbon/whisper/
 
 # Enable daily log rotation. If disabled, a kill -HUP can be used after a manual rotate
 ENABLE_LOGROTATION = True