awstats error "DirData" not found or not writable

[bobp@]

Hi:
Installed rpm awstats-6.4-1.noarch.rpm
on plesk 7.54 FedoraCore2

Used the installation guide from a thread here on forum.
All went Ok ..except on attempt to do first Update.

Get error message :
AWStats database directory define in config file by 'DIRData' parameter (/var/lib/awstats) does not exist or is not writable.

The error is correct, that file doesn't exist.

Checked the II. Process logs: Building/updating statistics database

Seems to indicate that it should be automatically created when the update command is executed....but doesn't happen.

Should I/ Can I - manually create the database file?

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks,

Bobp