We really need that the %restart section is run as the super-user because once the run-command process has downgraded its privileges, it cannot upggrade it again. Credit to Bill Campbell for discovering.

mysql/mysql.spec

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Class:        BASE
 Group:        Database
 License:      GPL
 Version:      %{V_opkg}
-Release:      20060804
+Release:      20060810
 
 #   package options
 %option       with_server    yes

mysql/rc.mysql

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         --defaults-extra-file=${mysql_pwd_file} \
         shutdown
 
-%restart -p 400 -u @l_rusr@
+%restart -p 400 -u @l_susr@
     rcService mysql enable yes || exit 0
     rcService mysql active no  && exit 0
     rc mysql stop start