--- /etc/rc.d/mysqld~	2009-02-01 22:11:41.000000000 +0100
+++ /etc/rc.d/mysqld	2009-02-01 22:14:40.000000000 +0100
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 . /etc/rc.d/functions
 
 getPID() {
-  echo `pidof -o %PPID /usr/sbin/mysqld`
+   if [ -f $MYSQLD_ROOT/$HOSTNAME.pid ]; then
+       echo `cat $MYSQLD_ROOT/$HOSTNAME.pid`
+   fi
 }
 
 if [ ! `egrep '^mysql:' /etc/group` ]; then
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@
           stat_fail
           exit 1
         else
-          echo $(getPID) >/var/run/mysqld.pid
+          cp $MYSQLD_ROOT/$HOSTNAME.pid /var/run/mysqld.pid
           add_daemon mysqld
           stat_done
         fi