diff --git a/Getting-Started/Configuration-Guide.md b/Getting-Started/Configuration-Guide.md
index 332266ab5..535eca2cc 100644
--- a/Getting-Started/Configuration-Guide.md
+++ b/Getting-Started/Configuration-Guide.md
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ Configure the directory MaxScale uses to store cached data. An example of cached
 cachedir=/tmp/maxscale_cache/
 ```
 
+#### `piddir`
+
+Configure the directory for the PID file for MaxScale. This file contains the Process ID for the running MaxScale process.
+
+```
+piddir=/tmp/maxscale_cache/
+```
+
 #### `language`
 
 Set the folder where the errmsg.sys file is located in. MaxScale will look for the errmsg.sys file installed with MaxScale from this folder.
diff --git a/Tutorials/Administration-Tutorial.md b/Tutorials/Administration-Tutorial.md
index 943ecaa27..6913431bc 100644
--- a/Tutorials/Administration-Tutorial.md
+++ b/Tutorials/Administration-Tutorial.md
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ Switch|Long Option|Description
 `-C PATH`|`--configdir=PATH`|path to configuration file directory (default: /etc/)
 `-B PATH`|`--libdir=PATH`|path to module directory (default: /usr/lib64/maxscale)
 `-A PATH`|`--cachedir=PATH`|path to cache directory (default: /var/cache/maxscale)
+`P PATH`|`--piddir=PATH`|PID file directory
+`-U USER`|`--user=USER`|run MaxScale as another user. The user ID and group ID of this user are used to run MaxScale.
 `-s [yes no]`|`--syslog=[yes no]`|log messages to syslog (default:yes)
 `-S [yes no]`|`--maxscalelog=[yes no]`|log messages to MaxScale log (default: yes)
 `-v`|`--version`|print version info and exit