--- /root/.emacs.d/backups/!etc!init.d!ntop.~1~	2012-01-20 13:21:49.984402027 +0100
+++ /etc/init.d/ntop	2012-04-02 15:45:41.169536294 +0200
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
 }
 
 checkconfig() {
-	if [ ! -e /var/lib/ntop/ntop_pw.db ]; then
+	if [ ! -d $NTOP_DATA_DIR ]; then
+	        mkdir -p $NTOP_DATA_DIR
+                chown ntop.root $NTOP_DATA_DIR
+	fi
+	if [ ! -e $NTOP_DATA_DIR/ntop_pw.db ]; then
 		eerror "You need to set a password first by running"
 		eerror "ntop --set-admin-password"
 		return 1
@@ -19,7 +23,7 @@
 	ebegin "Starting ntop"
 	export LC_ALL=C # apparently doesn't work with some locales (#191576 and #205382)
 	export GDFONTPATH=/usr/share/fonts/corefonts # apparently the only font that works (#231705)
-	start-stop-daemon --start --exec /usr/bin/ntop -- -d -L ${NTOP_OPTS}
+	start-stop-daemon --start --exec /usr/bin/ntop -- -d -L -u ntop -P $NTOP_DATA_DIR ${NTOP_OPTS}
 	eend $?
 }
 
--- /root/.emacs.d/backups/!etc!conf.d!ntop.~1~	2012-01-20 13:21:50.034402030 +0100
+++ /etc/conf.d/ntop	2012-04-02 15:45:28.468535104 +0200
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 # Config file for /etc/init.d/ntop
 
+NTOP_DATA_DIR=/var/lib/ntop
+
 # Set preferred options here
 #NTOP_OPTS="--http-server 3000 --https-server 0 --interface eth0"
 
 # suggestions from bug #136983 (use it in case you experience ntop hangs)
-#NTOP_OPTS="u ntop -P /var/lib/ntop --disable-schedyield --http-server 3000 --https-server 3001"
+#NTOP_OPTS="--disable-schedyield --http-server 3000 --https-server 3001"
 
-NTOP_OPTS="-u ntop -P /var/lib/ntop"
+NTOP_OPTS=""