diff --git a/postgresql.init b/postgresql.init
index 386ef97..ad2e470 100644
--- a/postgresql.init
+++ b/postgresql.init
@@ -1,79 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+#
 # postgresql	This is the init script for starting up the PostgreSQL
-#		server
+#		server.
 #
 # chkconfig: - 64 36
-# description: Starts and stops the PostgreSQL backend daemon that handles \
-#	       all database requests.
+# description: PostgreSQL database server.
 # processname: postmaster
-# pidfile: /var/run/postmaster.pid
+# pidfile: /var/run/postmaster.PORT.pid
 
-# Version 6.5.3-2 Lamar Owen
-# Added code to determine if PGDATA exists, whether it is current version
-#     or not, and initdb if no PGDATA (initdb will not overwrite a database).
-
-# Version 7.0 Lamar Owen
-# Added logging code
-# Changed PGDATA.
-
-# Version 7.0.2 Trond Eivind Glomsrd <teg@redhat.com>
-# use functions, add conditional restart
-          
-# Version 7.0.3 Lamar Owen <lamar@postgresql.org>
-# Check for the existence of functions before blindly using them 
-# in particular -- check for success () and failure () before using.
-# More Cross-distribution support -- PGVERSION variable, and docdir checks.
-
-# Version 7.1 Release Candidate Lamar Owen <lamar@postgresql.org>
-# initdb parameters have changed.
-
-# Version 7.1.2 Trond Eivind Glomsrd <teg@redhat.com>
-# Specify shell for su
-# Handle stop better - kill unwanted output, make it wait until the database is ready
-# Handle locales slightly differently - always using "C" isn't a valid option 
-# Kill output from database initialization 
-# Mark messages for translation
-
-# Version 7.1.2-2.PGDG Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@wgcr.org>
-# sync up.
-# Karl's fixes for some quoting issues.
-
-# Version 7.2b2 Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@wgcr.org>
-# version change.
-
-# Version 7.2 final.  Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@wgcr.org>
-# reload from Peter E.
-# Eliminate the pidof postmaster test in stop -- we're using pg_ctl so we don't need pidof.
-# Tested the $? return for the stop script -- it does in fact propagate.
-# TODO: multiple postmasters.
-
-# Version 7.3 Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@ramifordistat.net>
-# Multiple postmasters, courtesy Karl DeBisschop
-
-# Version 7.4 Lamar Owen.
-
-# Version 7.4.3 Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
-# Support condstop for uninstall
-# Minor other changes suggested by Fernando Nasser.
-
-# Version 7.4.5 Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
-# Rewrite to start postmaster directly, rather than via pg_ctl; this avoids
-# fooling the postmaster's stale-lockfile check by having too many
-# postgres-owned processes laying about.
-
-# Version 8.1 Devrim Gunduz <devrim@PostgreSQL.org>
-# Increased sleep time from 1 sec to 2 sec.
-
-# Version 8.2 Devrim Gunduz <devrim@CommandPrompt.com>
-# Set initdb as a seperate option.
-
-# Version 8.3 Devrim Gunduz <devrim@CommandPrompt.com>
-
-# Version 8.4 Devrim Gunduz <devrim@CommandPrompt.com>
-# Remove "sameuser" from initdb, to match the new hba conf file.
+# This script is slightly unusual in that the name of the daemon (postmaster)
+# is not the same as the name of the subsystem (postgresql)
 
 # PGVERSION is the full package version, e.g., 8.4.0
-# Note: the specfile ordinarily updates this during install
+# Note: the specfile inserts the correct value during package build
 PGVERSION=xxxx
 # PGMAJORVERSION is major version, e.g., 8.4 (this should match PG_VERSION)
 PGMAJORVERSION=`echo "$PGVERSION" | sed 's/^\([0-9]*\.[0-9]*\).*$/\1/'`
@@ -81,10 +20,7 @@ PGMAJORVERSION=`echo "$PGVERSION" | sed 's/^\([0-9]*\.[0-9]*\).*$/\1/'`
 # Source function library.
 . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
 
-# Get function listing for cross-distribution logic.
-TYPESET=`typeset -f|grep "declare"`
-
-# Get config.
+# Get network config.
 . /etc/sysconfig/network
 
 # Find the name of the script
@@ -117,21 +53,20 @@ PG_OOM_ADJ=-17
 export PGDATA
 export PGPORT
 
-# Check that networking is up.
-# Pretty much need it for postmaster.
-[ "${NETWORKING}" = "no" ] && exit 1
-
-[ -f "$PGENGINE/postmaster" ] || exit 1
+lockfile="/var/lock/subsys/${NAME}"
+pidfile="/var/run/postmaster.${PGPORT}.pid"
 
 script_result=0
 
 start(){
+	[ -x "$PGENGINE/postmaster" ] || exit 5
+
 	PSQL_START=$"Starting ${NAME} service: "
 
 	# Make sure startup-time log file is valid
 	if [ ! -e "$PGLOG" -a ! -h "$PGLOG" ]
 	then
-		touch "$PGLOG" || exit 1
+		touch "$PGLOG" || exit 4
 		chown postgres:postgres "$PGLOG"
 		chmod go-rwx "$PGLOG"
 		[ -x /sbin/restorecon ] && /sbin/restorecon "$PGLOG"
@@ -140,8 +75,7 @@ start(){
 	# Check for the PGDATA structure
 	if [ -f "$PGDATA/PG_VERSION" ] && [ -d "$PGDATA/base" ]
 	then
-	# Check version of existing PGDATA
-
+		# Check version of existing PGDATA
 		if [ x`cat "$PGDATA/PG_VERSION"` != x"$PGMAJORVERSION" ]
 		then
 			SYSDOCDIR="(Your System's documentation directory)"
@@ -167,10 +101,8 @@ start(){
 			echo $"See $SYSDOCDIR/postgresql-$PGVERSION/README.rpm-dist for more information."
 			exit 1
 		fi
-
-	# No existing PGDATA! Warn the user to initdb it.
-
 	else
+		# No existing PGDATA! Warn the user to initdb it.
 		echo
                 echo "$PGDATA is missing. Use \"service postgresql initdb\" to initialize the cluster first."
 		echo_failure
@@ -182,12 +114,12 @@ start(){
 	test x"$PG_OOM_ADJ" != x && echo "$PG_OOM_ADJ" > /proc/self/oom_adj
 	$SU -l postgres -c "$PGENGINE/postmaster -p '$PGPORT' -D '$PGDATA' ${PGOPTS} &" >> "$PGLOG" 2>&1 < /dev/null
 	sleep 2
-	pid=`pidof -s "$PGENGINE/postmaster"`
-	if [ $pid ] && [ -f "$PGDATA/postmaster.pid" ]
+	pid=`head -n 1 "$PGDATA/postmaster.pid" 2>/dev/null`
+	if [ "x$pid" != x ]
 	then
 		success "$PSQL_START"
-		touch /var/lock/subsys/${NAME}
-		head -n 1 "$PGDATA/postmaster.pid" > "/var/run/postmaster.${PGPORT}.pid"
+		touch "$lockfile"
+		echo $pid > "$pidfile"
 		echo
 	else
 		failure "$PSQL_START"
@@ -198,18 +130,24 @@ start(){
 
 stop(){
 	echo -n $"Stopping ${NAME} service: "
-	$SU -l postgres -c "$PGENGINE/pg_ctl stop -D '$PGDATA' -s -m fast" > /dev/null 2>&1 < /dev/null
-	ret=$? 
-	if [ $ret -eq 0 ]
+	if [ -e "$lockfile" ]
 	then
+	    $SU -l postgres -c "$PGENGINE/pg_ctl stop -D '$PGDATA' -s -m fast" > /dev/null 2>&1 < /dev/null
+	    ret=$? 
+	    if [ $ret -eq 0 ]
+	    then
 		echo_success
-	else
+		rm -f "$pidfile"
+		rm -f "$lockfile"
+	    else
 		echo_failure
 		script_result=1
+	    fi
+	else
+	    # not running; per LSB standards this is "ok"
+	    echo_success
 	fi
 	echo
-	rm -f "/var/run/postmaster.${PGPORT}.pid"
-	rm -f "/var/lock/subsys/${NAME}"
 }
 
 restart(){
@@ -218,11 +156,7 @@ restart(){
 }
 
 condrestart(){
-    [ -e /var/lock/subsys/${NAME} ] && restart
-}
-
-condstop(){
-    [ -e /var/lock/subsys/${NAME} ] && stop
+    [ -e "$lockfile" ] && restart || :
 }
 
 reload(){
@@ -275,9 +209,6 @@ initdb(){
     fi
 }
 
-# This script is slightly unusual in that the name of the daemon (postmaster)
-# is not the same as the name of the subsystem (postgresql)
-
 # See how we were called.
 case "$1" in
   start)
@@ -293,21 +224,21 @@ case "$1" in
   restart)
 	restart
 	;;
-  condrestart)
+  condrestart|try-restart)
 	condrestart
 	;;
-  condstop)
-	condstop
-	;;
-  reload|force-reload)
+  reload)
 	reload
 	;;
+  force-reload)
+	restart
+	;;
   initdb)
 	initdb
 	;;
   *)
-	echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|condrestart|condstop|reload|force-reload|initdb}"
-	exit 1
+	echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|condrestart|try-restart|reload|force-reload|initdb}"
+	exit 2
 esac
 
 exit $script_result
diff --git a/postgresql.spec b/postgresql.spec
index 68b4a77..53a10d8 100755
--- a/postgresql.spec
+++ b/postgresql.spec
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Summary: PostgreSQL client programs
 Name: postgresql
 %global majorversion 8.4
 Version: 8.4.2
-Release: 7%{?dist}
+Release: 8%{?dist}
 # The PostgreSQL license is very similar to other MIT licenses, but the OSI
 # recognizes it as an independent license, so we do as well.
 License: PostgreSQL
@@ -170,10 +170,13 @@ PostgreSQL server.
 %package server
 Summary: The programs needed to create and run a PostgreSQL server
 Group: Applications/Databases
-Requires: postgresql = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires(pre): /usr/sbin/useradd
-Requires(post): /sbin/chkconfig
-Requires(preun): /sbin/chkconfig
+Requires(post): chkconfig
+Requires(preun): chkconfig
+# This is for /sbin/service
+Requires(preun): initscripts
+Requires(postun): initscripts
 
 %description server
 The postgresql-server package includes the programs needed to create
@@ -492,18 +495,18 @@ cat psql-%{majorversion}.lang >>main.lst
 %postun libs -p /sbin/ldconfig 
 
 %pre server
-groupadd -g 26 -o -r postgres >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
-useradd -M -N -g postgres -o -r -d /var/lib/pgsql -s /bin/bash \
+/usr/sbin/groupadd -g 26 -o -r postgres >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
+/usr/sbin/useradd -M -N -g postgres -o -r -d /var/lib/pgsql -s /bin/bash \
 	-c "PostgreSQL Server" -u 26 postgres >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 
 %post server
-chkconfig --add postgresql
+/sbin/chkconfig --add postgresql
 /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %preun server
 if [ $1 = 0 ] ; then
-	/sbin/service postgresql condstop >/dev/null 2>&1
-	chkconfig --del postgresql
+	/sbin/service postgresql stop >/dev/null 2>&1
+	/sbin/chkconfig --del postgresql
 fi
 
 %postun server
@@ -711,6 +714,10 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 22 2010 Tom Lane <tgl@redhat.com> 8.4.2-8
+- Bring init script into some modicum of compliance with Fedora/LSB standards
+Resolves: #201043
+
 * Thu Feb 18 2010 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com> 8.4.2-7
 - adjust license tag to reflect OSI decision