--- /etc/init.d/smokeping.orig	2007-10-07 22:02:31.889323935 +1000
+++ /etc/init.d/smokeping	2007-10-07 22:02:53.097234533 +1000
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 case "$1" in
   start)
 	echo -n "Starting $DESC: "
+	mkdir -p /var/run/smokeping
+	chown smokeping:smokeping /var/run/smokeping
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/smokeping/$NAME.pid \
 		--name smokeping --chuid smokeping --exec $DAEMON
 	echo "$NAME."