diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
index b78e3b7fca..d3f9156601 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
     ;# {PIDFile} {} {Path to PID file?} {}
     ;; Place to create a PID file
-    ; PIDFile = "/tmp/my.pid"
+    ; PIDFile = "/tmp/OpenSim.exe.pid"
 
     ;# {region_info_source} {} {Where to load region from?} {filesystem web} filesystem
     ;; Determine where OpenSimulator looks for the files which tell it
diff --git a/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini b/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
index b56d5d182f..ae7b7947d8 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
+++ b/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     crash_dir = "crashes"
 
     ; Place to create a PID file
-    ; PIDFile = "/tmp/my.pid"
+    ; PIDFile = "/tmp/OpenSim.exe.pid"
 
     ; Console commands run at startup
     startup_console_commands_file = "startup_commands.txt"
diff --git a/bin/Robust.ini.example b/bin/Robust.ini.example
index 0660de4b33..f79059b60d 100644
--- a/bin/Robust.ini.example
+++ b/bin/Robust.ini.example
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 [Startup]
   ; Place to create a PID file
   ; If no path if specified then a PID file is not created.
-  ; PIDFile = "/tmp/my.pid"
+  ; PIDFile = "/tmp/Robust.exe.pid"
 
   ; Plugin Registry Location
   ; Set path to directory for plugin registry. Information