diff --git a/rpm/init.d b/rpm/init.d
index ef90045..c1ab320 100644
--- a/rpm/init.d
+++ b/rpm/init.d
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# polynum  polycopies numeriques
+# polynum Polycopies Numeriques
 #
 # chkconfig:   2345 20 80
 # description: PolyNum web application
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ exec="/opt/polynum/bin/polynum-manage.py"
 prog="polynum"
 config="/etc/polynum/local_settings.py"
 
+# polynum config
+POLYNUM_USER=polynum
+POLYNUM_GROUP=polynum
+PIDFILE=/var/run/polynum/polynum.pid
 [ -e /etc/sysconfig/$prog ] && . /etc/sysconfig/$prog
 
 lockfile=/var/lock/subsys/$prog
@@ -32,7 +36,8 @@ start() {
     [ -x $exec ] || exit 5
     [ -f $config ] || exit 6
     echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
-    # if not running, start it up here, usually something like "daemon $exec"
+    [ x$START_DAEMON != xyes ] && echo " disable by /etc/sysconfig/$prog" && exit 3
+    daemon --user $POLYNUM_USER --pidfile $PIDFILE $exec $DAEMON_ARGS
     retval=$?
     echo
     [ $retval -eq 0 ] && touch $lockfile
@@ -41,7 +46,7 @@ start() {
 
 stop() {
     echo -n $"Stopping $prog: "
-    # stop it here, often "killproc $prog"
+    killproc -p $PIDFILE $prog
     retval=$?
     echo
     [ $retval -eq 0 ] && rm -f $lockfile
@@ -63,7 +68,7 @@ force_reload() {
 
 rh_status() {
     # run checks to determine if the service is running or use generic status
-    status $prog
+    status -p $PIDFILE $prog
 }
 
 rh_status_q() {