Description of problem: 'service lm_sensors status' is returning a bad error code Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): lm_sensors How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1.# /etc/init.d/lm_sensors stop # /etc/init.d/lm_sensors status 2.# echo $? (gives 0) 3.# /etc/init.d/lm_sensors start # /etc/init.d/lm_sensors status # echo $? (gives 0) Actual results: exit status return code gives zero when service stop Expected results: exit status return code should give non-zero when service stop Additional info: other services like vsftpd give non-zero exit status when service stop while exit status is zero when service start [root@sv0143 ~]# /etc/init.d/cpuspeed status cpuspeed is stopped [root@sv0143 ~]# echo $? 3 [root@sv0143 ~]# /etc/init.d/lm_sensors status [root@sv0143 ~]# echo $? 0
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