# Ensure that the PID_DIR exists (it is cleaned at OS startup time)
    if [ -n "$PID_DIR" ] && [ ! -e "$PID_DIR" ]; then
        mkdir -p "$PID_DIR" && chown "$FESS_USER":"$FESS_GROUP" "$PID_DIR"
    fi
    if [ -n "$pidfile" ] && [ ! -e "$pidfile" ]; then
        touch "$pidfile" && chown "$FESS_USER":"$FESS_GROUP" "$pidfile"
    fi

    echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
    # if not running, start it up here, usually something like "daemon $exec"

	# Prepare environment
	mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR" "$DATA_DIR" && chown "$FESS_USER":"$FESS_GROUP" "$LOG_DIR" "$DATA_DIR"

	# Ensure that the PID_DIR exists (it is cleaned at OS startup time)
	if [ -n "$PID_DIR" ] && [ ! -e "$PID_DIR" ]; then
		mkdir -p "$PID_DIR" && chown "$FESS_USER":"$FESS_GROUP" "$PID_DIR"
	fi
	if [ -n "$PID_FILE" ] && [ ! -e "$PID_FILE" ]; then
		touch "$PID_FILE" && chown "$FESS_USER":"$FESS_GROUP" "$PID_FILE"
	fi