--- tuning-primer.sh    2013-01-29 11:49:54.000000000 +0100
+++ tuning-primer_mod.sh        2013-01-29 11:49:24.000000000 +0100
@@ -186,8 +186,10 @@
 check_for_socket () {
        if [ -z "$socket" ] ; then
                # Use ~/my.cnf version
-               if [ -f ~/.my.cnf ] ; then
+               if [ -r ~/.my.cnf ] ; then
                        cnf_socket=$(grep ^socket ~/.my.cnf | awk -F \= '{ print $2 }' | head -1)
+                elif [ -r "/etc/mysql/debian.cnf" ] ; then
+                        cnf_socket=$(grep ^socket /etc/mysql/debian.cnf | awk -F \= '{ print $2 }' | head -1)
                fi
                if [ -S "$cnf_socket" ] ; then
                        socket=$cnf_socket
@@ -219,9 +221,12 @@

 ## -- Check for the existance of plesk and login using it's credentials -- ##

-       if [ -f /etc/psa/.psa.shadow ] ; then
+       if [ -r /etc/psa/.psa.shadow ] ; then
                mysql="mysql -S $socket -u admin -p$(cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow)"
                mysqladmin="mysqladmin -S $socket -u admin -p$(cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow)"
+        elif [ -r "/etc/mysql/debian.cnf" ] ; then
+                mysql="mysql --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf"
+                mysqladmin="mysqladmin --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf"
        else
                mysql="mysql"
                mysqladmin="mysqladmin"