Index: mysql
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--- mysql	(revision 628)
+++ mysql	(working copy)
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 	local datadir=$(get_config "${MY_CNF}" datadir | tail -n1)
 	local pidfile=$(get_config "${MY_CNF}" pid-file | tail -n1)
 	local socket=$(get_config "${MY_CNF}" socket | tail -n1)
+	local user=$(get_config "${MY_CNF}" user | tail -n1)
 
 	if [ ! -d "${datadir}" ] ; then
 		eerror "MySQL datadir \`${datadir}' is empty or invalid"
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@
 	fi
 
 	local piddir="${pidfile%/*}"
-	checkpath -d --owner mysql:mysql --mode 0755 "$piddir"
+	checkpath -d --owner $user --mode 0755 "$piddir"
 	rc=$?
 	if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
 		eerror "Directory $piddir for pidfile does not exist and cannot be created"