diff --git a/examples/systemd/README.md b/examples/systemd/README.md
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@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ If you are using distribution packages or the copr repository, you don't need to
 The unit file in this directory is to be put into `/etc/systemd/system`.
 It needs a user named `node_exporter`, whose shell should be `/sbin/nologin` and should not have any special privileges.
 It needs a sysconfig file in `/etc/sysconfig/node_exporter`.
+It needs a directory named `/var/lib/node_exporter/textfile_collector`, whose owner should be `node_exporter`:`node_exporter`.
 A sample file can be found in `sysconfig.node_exporter`.