--- scripts/rabbitmqctl.orig	2010-07-08 17:14:15.000000000 -0400
+++ scripts/rabbitmqctl	2010-07-08 17:15:01.000000000 -0400
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@
 [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_NODENAME" ] && RABBITMQ_NODENAME=${NODENAME}
 [ "x" = "x$RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS" ] && RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS=${CTL_ERL_ARGS}
 
-exec erl \
-    -pa "${RABBITMQ_HOME}/ebin" \
+cmd="exec erl \
+    -pa '${RABBITMQ_HOME}/ebin' \
     -noinput \
     -hidden \
     ${RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS} \
     -sname rabbitmqctl$$ \
     -s rabbit_control \
     -nodename $RABBITMQ_NODENAME \
-    -extra "$@"
-	
+    -extra '$@' "
+env HOME=/var/db/rabbitmq su -m rabbitmq -c "${cmd}"