Index: scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
--- scripts/mysqld_safe.sh.orig
+++ scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ defaults_group_suffix=
 logging=init
 want_syslog=0
 syslog_tag=
-user='@MYSQLD_USER@'
-group='@MYSQLD_GROUP@'
+user='_mysql'
+group='_mysql'
 pid_file=
 err_log=
 err_log_base=
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ then
     [ "$user" ] && chown $user $mysql_unix_port_dir
     [ "$group" ] && chgrp $group $mysql_unix_port_dir
   fi
-  chmod 755 $mysql_unix_port_dir
+  chmod 711 $mysql_unix_port_dir
 fi
 
 # If the user doesn't specify a binary, we assume name "mariadbd"