diff -rup mariadb-10.1.8.orig/support-files/rpm/server.cnf mariadb-10.1.8/support-files/rpm/server.cnf
--- mariadb-10.1.8.orig/support-files/rpm/server.cnf	2015-10-15 17:44:19.000000000 +0200
+++ mariadb-10.1.8/support-files/rpm/server.cnf	2015-10-21 15:39:36.298577017 +0200
@@ -9,7 +9,16 @@
 [server]
 
 # this is only for the mysqld standalone daemon
+# Settings user and group are ignored when systemd is used.
+# If you need to run mysqld under a different user or group,
+# customize your systemd unit file for mysqld/mariadb according to the
+# instructions in http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Systemd
 [mysqld]
+datadir=@MYSQL_DATADIR@
+socket=@MYSQL_UNIX_ADDR@
+log-error=@LOG_LOCATION@
+pid-file=@PID_FILE_DIR@/@DAEMON_NO_PREFIX@.pid
+
 
 #
 # * Galera-related settings