--- mysql-slot.rc6.old	2005-11-29 10:25:55.622654889 +0000
+++ mysql-slot.rc6	2005-11-29 10:24:43.339657669 +0000
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 	[[ "${MY_SUFFIX}" == '-0' ]] && MY_SUFFIX=''
 	MY_CNF="/etc/mysql${MY_SUFFIX}/my.cnf"
 	unmanagedparams=""
+	local prioritizedparams=""
 	local my_print_defaults="$(which my_print_defaults${MY_SUFFIX} 2>/dev/null)"
 	local paramlist=","
 	local mycnf
@@ -121,6 +122,11 @@
 				if ! in_list "${my_default%%=*}" "${paramlist}" ; then
 					socket="${my_default#--socket=}"
 				fi ;;
+			--*character*=*)
+				if ! in_list "${my_default%%=*}" "${paramlist}" ; then
+					paramlist="${paramlist}${my_default%%=*},"
+					prioritizedparams="${prioritizedparams} ${my_default}"
+				fi ;;
 			*=*)
 				# check into the list of parameters we already have
 				if ! in_list "${my_default%%=*}" "${paramlist}"; then
@@ -136,6 +142,7 @@
 				;;
 		esac
 	done
+	unmanagedparams="${prioritizedparams} ${unmanagedparams}"
 
 	for i in basedir datadir pidfile socket ; do
 		if [[ -z "${!i}" ]] ; then