# password = "whatever"
-# (Daemon mode only) Create a PID file in the given location.
+# (Daemon mode only) Create a PID file in the given location. This is
+# used by the init system on Unix to keep track of the running daemon.
#
# Default: /run/htsn.pid
#
# pidfile = /var/run/htsn.pid
-# (Daemon mode only) Run htsn as the specified system grup.
+# (Daemon mode only) Run htsn as the specified system grup. The PID
+# file is written before privileges are dropped, so the only
+# privileges needed by htsn are those necessary to write the XML files
+# and (optionally) the log file.
#
# Default: the current group
#
# run-as-group = htsn
-# (Daemon mode only) Run htsn as the specified system user.
+# (Daemon mode only) Run htsn as the specified system user. The PID
+# file is written before privileges are dropped, so the only
+# privileges needed by htsn are those necessary to write the XML files
+# and (optionally) the log file.
#
# Default: the current user
#