--- blfs-bootscripts-20090302/blfs/init.d/mysql	2005-08-01 19:29:19.000000000 +0000
+++ blfs-bootscripts-20090302/blfs/init.d/mysql.nutyx	2009-06-26 06:55:05.000000000 +0000
@@ -5,11 +5,23 @@
 # Rewritten by Gerard Beekmans  - gerard@linuxfromscratch.org
 
 #$LastChangedBy: bdubbs $
-#$Date: 2005-08-01 19:29:19 +0000 (Mon, 01 Aug 2005) $
+#$Date: 2005-08-01 14:29:19 -0500 (Mon, 01 Aug 2005) $
 
 . /etc/sysconfig/rc
 . $rc_functions
 
+newgroup=mysql
+newuser=mysql
+newid=40
+
+# check for mysql group or add one
+getent group $newgroup > /dev/null || /usr/sbin/groupadd -g $newid $newgroup
+
+# check for mysql user or add one
+getent passwd $newuser > /dev/null || /usr/sbin/useradd -g $newgroup \
+-u $newid -d /dev/null \
+-s /bin/false -c "MySQL Server" $newuser
+
 PIDFILE=/srv/mysql/`/bin/hostname`.pid
 KILLDELAY=20