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@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ Data directory: `/var/lib/bitcoind`
PID file: `/var/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid` (OpenRC and Upstart) or `/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid` (systemd)
Lock file: `/var/lock/subsys/bitcoind` (CentOS)
-The configuration file, PID directory (if applicable) and data directory
-should all be owned by the bitcoin user and group. It is advised for security
-reasons to make the configuration file and data directory only readable by the
-bitcoin user and group. Access to bitcoin-cli and other bitcoind rpc clients
-can then be controlled by group membership.
+The PID directory (if applicable) and data directory should both be owned by the
+bitcoin user and group. It is advised for security reasons to make the
+configuration file and data directory only readable by the bitcoin user and
+group. Access to bitcoin-cli and other bitcoind rpc clients can then be
+controlled by group membership.
NOTE: When using the systemd .service file, the creation of the aforementioned
directories and the setting of their permissions is automatically handled by