--- conf/logging.properties.orig	2012-04-26 14:57:04.000000000 -0300
+++ conf/logging.properties	2012-04-26 14:58:33.000000000 -0300
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 #    "%g" the generation number to distinguish rotated logs
 #    "%u" a unique number to resolve conflicts
 #    "%%" translates to a single percent sign "%"
-java.util.logging.FileHandler.pattern=data/log/neo4j.%u.%g.log
+java.util.logging.FileHandler.pattern=/var/log/neo4j.log.%u.%g
 
 # Specifies whether the FileHandler should append onto any existing files (defaults to false).
 java.util.logging.FileHandler.append=true