gistfile1.txt

--- nginx.yum-org	2011-12-16 00:22:28.000000000 +0900
+++ nginx	2012-02-01 04:10:39.447206296 +0900
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # processname: nginx
 # config: /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
 # config: /etc/sysconfig/nginx
-# pidfile: /var/run/nginx.pid
+# pidfile: /var/run/nginx/nginx.pid
 # description: nginx is a HTTP and reverse proxy server
 #
 ### BEGIN INIT INFO
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
 fi
 
 prog=nginx
-nginx=${NGINX-/usr/sbin/nginx}
+nginx=${NGINX-/usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx}
 conffile=${CONFFILE-/etc/nginx/nginx.conf}
 lockfile=${LOCKFILE-/var/lock/subsys/nginx}
-pidfile=${PIDFILE-/var/run/nginx.pid}
+pidfile=${PIDFILE-/var/run/nginx/nginx.pid}
 SLEEPMSEC=100000
 RETVAL=0
 

https://gist.github.com/1712799

yum install nginx

cp -a /etc/init.d/nginx /bkup/path/to/nginx

yum remove nginx

cp -a /bkup/path/to/nginx{.yum-org,}

vim /bkup/path/to/nginx