/etc/init.d/mysql start
-sleep 10
+COUNTER=0
+
+while [ "$COUNTER" -lt "10" ]; do
+ [ -e "/var/run/mysql/mysql.sock" ] && break
+ echo "MySQL server is still not running. Waiting 5 seconds."
+ sleep 5
+ (( $COUNTER += 1 ))
+done
+
+[ -e "/var/run/mysql/mysql.sock" ] || (echo "MySQL still noch running... Exiting."; \
+ exit 1)
mysqladmin -u root --password='' password 'mysqlfire'