dan, only empty lines come out if i do as you suggested:
out=$($DAEMON -c > /dev/null 2>&1) retcode=$? set -e if [ "$retcode" != '0' ]; then echo "Not starting $DESC: invalid configuration file!" echo -e "\n$out\n" exit 1 fi -- juha I added this in the initial debian openser.init, but for some reason, the openser debian maintainer decided to take it out. However, the error buffer is still accumulated, so all you have to do to regain this behavior is to add a line to print it out. Just add a line with: echo -e "\n$out\n" after the echo "Not starting $DESC: invalid configuration file!" line. _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@openser.org http://openser.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devel