--- /usr/share/memcached/scripts/start-memcached	2012-04-04 18:49:46.000000000 +0200
+++ start-memcached	2012-05-29 11:13:28.181568485 +0200
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     foreach my $line (<$etchandle>)
     {
         $line ||= "";
-        $line =~ s/\#.*//g;
+        $line =~ s/^\s*\#.*//g;
         $line =~ s/\s+$//g;
         $line =~ s/^\s+//g;
         next unless $line;