diff --git a/numad.init b/numad.init
index 526382b..08b3627 100755
--- a/numad.init
+++ b/numad.init
@@ -1,97 +1,104 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # chkconfig: - 99 1
-# description: Control operation of nunmad which will monitior and
-#              rebalance assignement of NUMA resources.
+# description: Control operation of numad which will monitor and
+#              rebalance assignment of NUMA resources
 
-##
-## BEGIN INIT INFO
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
 # Provides: numad
-# Default-Start:
-# Default-Stop:
-# Required-Start:
-#              
-# Short-Description: numad control 
-## END INIT INFO
-# numad:        Set up numad
-# config: /etc/numad.conf
-#
-#
-
+# Required-Start: cgconfig
+# Required-Stop: 
+# Should-Start: 
+# Should-Stop: 
+# Default-Start: 
+# Default-Stop: 
+# Short-Description: numad control
+# Description:      
+### END INIT INFO
 
 # Source function library.
-. /etc/init.d/functions
+. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
 
-#source the config file, if it's there
-if [ -f /etc/numad.conf ]; then
-  . /etc/numad.conf
-fi
+exec="/usr/bin/numad"
+prog="numad"
+config="/etc/numad.conf"
 
-LOCKFILE=/var/lock/subsys/numad
+[ -e /etc/sysconfig/$prog ] && . /etc/sysconfig/$prog
 
+lockfile=/var/lock/subsys/$prog
 base=${0##*/}
 
 start() {
-	echo -n "Starting numad"
-
-	[ -f "$LOCKFILE" ] && return 0
-	touch $LOCKFILE
-	/usr/bin/numad -i $INTERVAL|| return $? 
-	return 0
+    [ -x $exec ] || exit 5
+    [ -f $config ] || exit 6
+    echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
+    . $config
+    daemon "$exec -i $config"
+    retval=$?
+    echo
+    [ $retval -eq 0 ] && touch $lockfile
+    return $retval
 }
 
 stop() {
-	echo -n "Stopping numad"
-	/usr/bin/numad -i 0
-	[ -f "$LOCKFILE" ] || return 1
-	rm $LOCKFILE
-}
-
-status() {
-	if [ -f "$LOCKFILE" ]; then 
-	    echo "$base is running"
-	else
-	    echo "$base is stopped"
-	fi
-	exit 0
+    echo -n $"Stopping $prog: "
+    killproc $prog
+    retval=$?
+    echo
+    [ $retval -eq 0 ] && rm -f $lockfile
+    return $retval
 }
 
 restart() {
-	stop && start
+    stop
+    start
 }
 
-condrestart(){
-    [ -e "$LOCKFILE" ] && restart
+reload() {
+    restart
 }
 
+force_reload() {
+    restart
+}
+
+rh_status() {
+    # run checks to determine if the service is running or use generic status
+    status $prog
+}
+
+rh_status_q() {
+    rh_status >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+
 case "$1" in
-    restart)
-	restart && success || failure
-	;;
-
     start)
-	start && success || failure
-	echo
-	;;
-
-    stop)
-	stop && success || failure
-	;;
-
-    status)
-	status
-	;;
-
-    reload)
-	stop
-	start
-	;;
-
-    condrestart|try-restart)
-        condrestart && success || :
+        rh_status_q && exit 0
+        $1
+        ;;
+    stop)
+        rh_status_q || exit 0
+        $1
+        ;;
+    restart)
+        $1
+        ;;
+    reload)
+        rh_status_q || exit 7
+        $1
+        ;;
+    force-reload)
+        force_reload
+        ;;
+    status)
+        rh_status
+        ;;
+    condrestart|try-restart)
+        rh_status_q || exit 0
+        restart
         ;;
-
     *)
-	echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|reload|condrestart|try-restart}"
-	exit 3
-	;;
+        echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|condrestart|try-restart|reload|force-reload}"
+        exit 2
 esac
+exit $?