Index: crates/arti/src/arti-example-config.toml
--- crates/arti/src/arti-example-config.toml.orig
+++ crates/arti/src/arti-example-config.toml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 
 # As above, but specify filtering directives for sending trace messages to
 # the system syslog. Empty string means not to use syslog.
-#syslog = ""
+syslog = "notice"
 
 # As above, but specify filtering directives for sending trace messages to
 # the journald logging system.  Empty string means not to use journald.
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@
 # Multiple processes can share the same cache_dir.  If they do, one of them
 # will download directory information for all of the others.
 [storage]
-#cache_dir = "${ARTI_CACHE}"
-#state_dir = "${ARTI_LOCAL_DATA}"
+cache_dir = "/var/arti"
+state_dir = "/var/arti"
 
 # A file in which to store a description of the proxy ports we're listening on.
 #
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 #
 # The format of this JSON is documented in the Arti source,
 # in `crates/arti/src/proxy/port_info.rs`. (TODO: Replace with link.)
-#port_info_file = "${ARTI_LOCAL_DATA}/public/port_info.json"
+port_info_file = "/var/arti/state/public/port_info.json"
 
 #[storage.keystore]
 # Whether the keystore is enabled.
