--- /opt/src/backuppc_build/BackupPC-4.0.0alpha3/init.d/debian-backuppc	2015-04-09 16:02:53.759115841 -0400
+++ ./BackupPC	2015-05-12 08:33:13.816060131 -0400
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
 BINDIR=/opt/BackupPC/bin
 DATADIR=/srv/BackupPC
 LOGDIR=/var/log/BackupPC
+RUNDIR=/var/run/BackupPC
 USER=backuppc
+GROUP=backuppc
 #
 NAME=backuppc
 DAEMON=BackupPC
@@ -34,27 +36,31 @@
 case "$1" in
   start)
     echo -n "Starting $NAME: "
-    start-stop-daemon --start --pidfile $LOGDIR/BackupPC.pid \
+    if [ ! -d ${RUNDIR} ]; then
+        mkdir ${RUNDIR}
+        chown ${USER}:${GROUP} ${RUNDIR}
+    fi
+    start-stop-daemon --start --pidfile $RUNDIR/BackupPC.pid \
 			    -c $USER --exec $BINDIR/$DAEMON -- -d
     echo "ok."
     ;;
   stop)
     echo -n "Stopping $NAME: "
-    start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile $LOGDIR/BackupPC.pid -u $USER \
+    start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile $RUNDIR/BackupPC.pid -u $USER \
 			    --oknodo --retry 30 -x /usr/bin/perl
     echo "ok."
       ;;
   restart)
     echo -n "Restarting $NAME: "
-    start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile $LOGDIR/BackupPC.pid -u $USER \
+    start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile $RUNDIR/BackupPC.pid -u $USER \
 			    --oknodo --retry 30 -x /usr/bin/perl
-    start-stop-daemon --start --pidfile $LOGDIR/BackupPC.pid \
+    start-stop-daemon --start --pidfile $RUNDIR/BackupPC.pid \
 			    -c $USER --exec $BINDIR/$DAEMON -- -d
     echo "ok."
     ;;
   reload|force-reload)
     echo "Reloading $NAME configuration files"
-    start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile $LOGDIR/BackupPC.pid \
+    start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile $RUNDIR/BackupPC.pid \
 			    --signal 1 -x /usr/bin/perl
     ;;
   *)