--- mdadm-2.5.2/mdmpd/mdctrl.c.node	2006-07-07 14:59:10.000000000 -0400
+++ mdadm-2.5.2/mdmpd/mdctrl.c	2006-07-07 14:59:32.000000000 -0400
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #endif
 
 static char *	revision		= "mdctrl.c ($Revision: 1.5 $)";
-static char 	node_directory[]	= "/var/run/mdmpd";
+char	 	node_directory[]	= "/var/run/mdmpd";
 static char	path[80];
 
 static char *print_number(char *s, long number) {