diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8584960..470aae4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Version 2.8.1b29 - Not Released yet
 	  without fspscan
 	do not install shell scripts if no clients are installed
 	support for user supplied examplesdir
+	display pidfile name in case we can not write to it
+	add error exit 8 if we can't write pid file
 Version 2.8.1b28 - 16 Aug 2019
 	Pull scons site Python 3 fixed from fsplib and fspclient projects
 	More scons with python 3 build fixes
diff --git a/man/fspd.1 b/man/fspd.1
index b33bfa9..ee75c1c 100644
--- a/man/fspd.1
+++ b/man/fspd.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH FSPD 1 "Mar 2005" FSP
+.TH FSPD 1 "Aug 2019" FSP
 .SH NAME
 fspd, in.fspd \- File Service Protocol (FSP) server
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ can not change directory to homedir
 .B 7
 select() error
 
+.B 8
+can not write pidfile
+
 .B 99
 Internal terror
 
diff --git a/server/main.c b/server/main.c
index c4c1b58..11dd53f 100644
--- a/server/main.c
+++ b/server/main.c
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv)
   */
 #ifndef LAMERPACK  
   if (pidfile(pidlogname)) {
-	  fprintf(stderr,"Error: can not write pidfile - exiting.\n");
-	  exit(1);/* cannot write pid file - exit */
+	  fprintf(stderr,"Error: can not write pidfile %s - exiting.\n",pidlogname);
+	  exit(8);/* cannot write pid file - exit */
   }
 #endif
   init_htab();