--- /dev/null
+--- /usr/sbin/fai.orig 2007-09-21 10:45:21.000000000 +0200
++++ /usr/sbin/fai 2007-09-21 10:45:22.000000000 +0200
+@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
+ trap 'clean_exit' EXIT
+ fi
+
+-mkfifo $LOGDIR/logfifo
++[ -w $LOGDIR/logfifo ] || mkfifo $LOGDIR/logfifo
+ tee -a $LOGDIR/fai.log < $LOGDIR/logfifo &
+ # in bash &> redirect stdout and stderr to file
+ fstart &> $LOGDIR/logfifo