+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #431450 +++ Description of problem: In several occasions, the script may end with return code 0 even when the service does not start correctly. For example [ -x /usr/sbin/vsftpd ] || exit 0 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): all How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. change access rights such that /usr/sbin/vsftpd is not executable 2. service vsftpd start 3. echo $? Actual results: 0 Expected results: Non-zero exit code with respect to our guidelines. 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
Fixed in vsftpd-2.0.6-2.fc9