--- a/etc/init.d/nslcd	2013-02-05 14:36:17.694164349 +0100
+++ b/etc/init.d/nslcd	2013-02-05 14:57:26.792315205 +0100
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/sys-auth/nss-pam-ldapd/files/nslcd-init,v 1.1 2012/07/24 07:16:14 prometheanfire Exp $
 
 extra_commands="checkconfig"
+cfg="/etc/nslcd.conf"
 
 depend() {
 	need net	
@@ -11,8 +12,8 @@
 }
 
 checkconfig() {
-	if [ ! -f /etc/nslcd.conf ] ; then
-		eerror "Please create /etc/nslcd.conf"
+	if [ ! -f "$cfg" ] ; then
+		eerror "Please create $cfg"
 		eerror "Example config: /usr/share/nss-ldapd/nslcd.conf"
 		return 1
 	fi
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 }
 
 start() {
+	checkpath -q -d /var/run/nslcd -o nslcd:nslcd
 	checkconfig || return $?
 
 	ebegin "Starting nslcd"