--- OpenSearch-2.7.0/distribution/src/config/jvm.options.orig
+++ OpenSearch-2.7.0/distribution/src/config/jvm.options
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 8:-XX:GCLogFileSize=64m
 
 # JDK 9+ GC logging
-9-:-Xlog:gc*,gc+age=trace,safepoint:file=${loggc}:utctime,pid,tags:filecount=32,filesize=64m
+9-:-Xlog:gc*,gc+age=trace,safepoint:file=/var/log/opensearch/gc.log:utctime,pid,tags:filecount=32,filesize=64m
 
 # Explicitly allow security manager (https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8270380)
 18-:-Djava.security.manager=allow
--- OpenSearch-2.7.0/distribution/src/config/opensearch.yml.orig
+++ OpenSearch-2.7.0/distribution/src/config/opensearch.yml
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@
 #
 # Path to directory where to store the data (separate multiple locations by comma):
 #
-${path.data}
+path.data: /var/db/opensearch
 #
 # Path to log files:
 #
-${path.logs}
+path.logs: /var/log/opensearch
 #
 # ----------------------------------- Memory -----------------------------------
 #