diff -urN apcupsd-3.10.13.orig/autoconf/acconfig.h apcupsd-3.10.13.new/autoconf/acconfig.h
--- apcupsd-3.10.13.orig/autoconf/acconfig.h	2004-04-16 15:18:42.000000000 +0200
+++ apcupsd-3.10.13.new/autoconf/acconfig.h	2004-05-22 15:54:12.854409808 +0200
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@
 /* Define the default "log" files directory. */
 #undef LOGDIR
 
+/* Define the default "status" files directory. */
+#undef STATDIR
+
+
 /* Define the default serial port lock directory */
 #undef LOCKDIR
 
--- apcupsd-3.10.13.orig/autoconf/configure.in	2004-04-16 20:14:57.000000000 +0200
+++ apcupsd-3.10.13.new/autoconf/configure.in	2004-05-22 19:09:30.116115272 +0200
@@ -1188,16 +1188,25 @@
 # Find the default directory to put the root-mode PID file in
 for PIDDIR in "/var/run" "/etc/apcupsd"
 do
-	if test -d $PIDDIR 
+	if test -d $PIDDIR
 	then
 		break;
 	fi
 done
 
-# Find the default directory to put the apcupsd.events and apcupsd.status files
+# Find the default directory to put the apcupsd.events file
 for LOGDIR in "/var/log" "/etc/apcupsd"
 do
-	if test -d $LOGDIR 
+	if test -d $LOGDIR
+	then
+		break;
+	fi
+done
+
+# Find the default directory to put the apcupsd.status file
+for STATDIR in "/var/log" "/etc/apcupsd" "/var/lib/apcupsd"
+do
+	if test -d $STATDIR
 	then
 		break;
 	fi
@@ -1497,11 +1506,18 @@
 )
 # now allow user to specify LOGDIR
 AC_ARG_WITH(log-dir,
-    [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-log-dir=DIR], [Specify EVENTS and STATUS directory (default is OS dependent)])],
+    [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-log-dir=DIR], [Specify EVENTS directory (default is OS dependent)])],
     [
 	LOGDIR="$withval";
     ]
 )
+# now allow user to specify STATDIR
+AC_ARG_WITH(stat-dir,
+    [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-stat-dir=DIR], [Specify STATUS directory (default is OS dependent)])],
+    [
+	STATDIR="$withval";
+    ]
+)
 # now allow user to specify LOCKDIR
 AC_ARG_WITH(lock-dir,
     [  --with-lock-dir=DIR     Specify serial port lock directory (default is OS dependent)],
@@ -1575,6 +1591,8 @@
 AC_SUBST(PIDDIR)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(LOGDIR, "$LOGDIR")
 AC_SUBST(LOGDIR)
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(STATDIR, "$STATDIR")
+AC_SUBST(STATDIR)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(NOLOGDIR, "$nologdir")
 AC_SUBST(nologdir)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PWRFAILDIR, "$PWRFAILDIR")
@@ -1735,7 +1753,8 @@
   Install man files:	      ${mandir}
   Nologin file in:	      ${nologdir}
   PID directory:	      ${PIDDIR}
-  LOG dir (events, status)    ${LOGDIR}
+  LOG dir (events)            ${LOGDIR}
+  STATUS dir (status)         ${STATDIR}
   LOCK dir (for serial port)  ${LOCKDIR}
   Power Fail dir	      ${PWRFAILDIR}
   Compiler:		      ${CC} ${CCVERSION}
--- apcupsd-3.10.13.orig/platforms/etc/apcupsd.conf.in	2003-11-26 16:54:47.000000000 +0100
+++ apcupsd-3.10.13.new/platforms/etc/apcupsd.conf.in	2004-05-22 19:11:36.654878456 +0200
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 STATTIME 0
 #
 # Location of STATUS file (written to only if STATTIME is non-zero)
-STATFILE @LOGDIR@/apcupsd.status
+STATFILE @STATDIR@/apcupsd.status
 #
 #
 # LOGSTATS [ on | off ] on enables, off disables