From 36f5ff834d62723e5a0e50b52ccb6cef157a276f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: unknown <serg@serg.mysql.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 22:45:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fixed test for "root", on some installations / is mounted
 read-only

---
 scripts/mysqld_safe.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh b/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
index f51eff6585f..2cc11bb0979 100644
--- a/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
+++ b/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 USER_OPTION=""
-if test -w /
+if test "x$USER" = "xroot"
 then
   if test "$user" != "root" -o $SET_USER = 1
   then