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diff --git a/doc/man/lttng.1 b/doc/man/lttng.1
index d4fba1187..12ca33d6f 100644
--- a/doc/man/lttng.1
+++ b/doc/man/lttng.1
@@ -749,8 +749,10 @@ List available domain(s)
 Load tracing session configuration
 
 If NAME is omitted, all session configurations found in both the user's session
-configuration directory and the system session configuration directory will be
-loaded.
+configuration directory (default: ~/.lttng/sessions/) and the system session
+configuration directory (default: /etc/lttng/sessions/) will be loaded. Note
+that the sessions in the user directory are loaded first and then the system
+wide directory are loaded.
 
 .B OPTIONS:
 
@@ -762,7 +764,8 @@ Show summary of possible options and commands.
 Load all session configurations (default).
 .TP
 .BR "\-i, \-\-input-path PATH"
-Specify the input path for session configurations.
+Specify the input path for session configurations. This overrides the default
+session configuration directory.
 .TP
 .BR "\-f, -\-force"
 Overwrite current session configuration(s) if a session of the same name
@@ -776,8 +779,12 @@ already exists.
 Save tracing session configuration
 
 If SESSION is omitted, all session configurations will be saved to individual
-\fB.lttng\fP files under the user's session configuration directory. The
-default session configuration file naming scheme is \fBSESSION.lttng\fP.
+\fB.lttng\fP files under the user's session configuration directory (default:
+~/.lttng/sessions/). The default session configuration file naming scheme is
+\fBSESSION.lttng\fP.
+
+For instance, a user in the tracing group saving a session from a root session
+daemon will save it in her/his user directory.
 
 .B OPTIONS:
 
@@ -789,7 +796,8 @@ Show summary of possible options and commands.
 Save all session configurations (default).
 .TP
 .BR "\-o, \-\-output-path PATH"
-Specify the output path for saved sessions (default: ~/.lttng/sessions/).
+Specify the output path for saved sessions. This overrides the default session
+configuration directory.
 .TP
 .BR "\-f, -\-force"
 Overwrite session configuration file if session name clashes.