diff --git a/builds/install/arch-specific/linux/misc/firebird.init.d.mandrake.in b/builds/install/arch-specific/linux/misc/firebird.init.d.mandrake.in
index 4a024d1e3e..41b84f2eef 100644
--- a/builds/install/arch-specific/linux/misc/firebird.init.d.mandrake.in
+++ b/builds/install/arch-specific/linux/misc/firebird.init.d.mandrake.in
@@ -7,49 +7,61 @@
 # on system startup and shutdown to start the background
 # Firebird/interbase database server daemon 
 
-
-# This init script contains functions specific for redhat
-# and mandrake init scripts.
-
-# Source function library.
+# Source function library - RedHat or Mandriva specific
+# functions actually used: checkpid success failure
 . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
 
-
+# To run more instances of firebird:
+#   Copy @prefix@ somewhere
+#   Copy this script under a new name
+#   Change at least INSTANCE and FIREBIRD below
+#   Edit the copied firebird.conf to change at least RemoteServicePort
+#   Optionally run chkconfig to autostart the new service
+INSTANCE=default
 FIREBIRD=@prefix@
+
+# No changes needed below for multiple instances
 FBRunUser=firebird
-pidfile=/var/run/firebird/`basename $0`.pid
-
-export FIREBIRD 
+pidfile=/var/run/firebird/$INSTANCE.pid
+FULLNAME="Firebird server [$INSTANCE]"
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$FIREBIRD/lib
 
+export FIREBIRD LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 
 # Check the file is there and is executable.
-[ -x $FIREBIRD/bin/fbmgr ] || exit 1
-
-
+[ -x $FIREBIRD/bin/fbmgr.bin ] || exit 1
 
 # See how we were called.
 case "$1" in
   start)
-	echo -n "Starting Firebird server: "
+	echo -n "Starting $FULLNAME "
 
-	daemon --user $FBRunUser $FIREBIRD/bin/fbmgr -pidfile $pidfile -start -forever
+	runuser -s /bin/bash $FBRunUser -c "$FIREBIRD/bin/fbmgr.bin -pidfile $pidfile -start -forever"
 	RETVAL=$?
+	[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && success || failure
 	echo
 	;;
   stop)
-	echo -n "Stopping Firebird server: "
+	echo -n "Stopping $FULLNAME "
 
 	if [ -f $pidfile ]
 	then
 	    kill `cat $pidfile`
 	fi
 	RETVAL=$?
-#	echo
-#	[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/identd
+	[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && success || failure
+	echo
 	;;
   status)
-	status fbserver
-	RETVAL=$?
+	if [ -f $pidfile ]
+	then
+		pid=`cat $pidfile`
+		checkpid $pid
+		RETVAL=$?
+		[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && echo "$FULLNAME is running (pid $pid)" || echo "$FULLNAME is dead but pid file exists"
+	else
+		echo "$FULLNAME is stopped"
+	fi
 	;;
   restart|reload)
 	$0 stop