+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #237794 +++ Description of problem: Following construction forbids to invoke status command on initscript and also ends up with error code 0 even when the service is not started: test -e $DAEMON || exit 0 There are also problems with incorrect error codes not obeying our guidelines. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): all How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. mv /usr/sbin/automount /usr/sbin/automount.gotcha 2. service automount status/start 3. echo $? Actual results: 0 Expected results: 1/status of the service Additional info: When fixing this bug, please obbey our init script guidelines and be sure that status command is run correctly. Our guidelines are on following two pages: http://intranet.corp.redhat.com/ic/intranet/InitscriptsSpec.html http://intranet.corp.redhat.com/ic/intranet/InitscriptGuidelines.html For an example of the script that returns the error codes correctly and always runs status see: http://devserv.devel.redhat.com/~mmarcini/amd This bug is tracked by 237789.
Yes, if you REMOVE the automount binary, the init script won't work. Of course, neither will the automount daemon. I fail to recognize this as a bug requiring fixing in an update release of our operating system. Report the problem upstream.