@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ prestart() {

 start() {

     [ -x $exec ] || exit 5

+    check_for_cleanup

+

     if ! [ -f $pidfile ]; then

         prestart

         printf "Starting $prog:\t"

@@ -97,6 +99,13 @@ rh_status_q() {

     rh_status >/dev/null 2>&1

 }

+

+check_for_cleanup() {

+    if [ -f ${pidfile} ]; then

+        /bin/ps -fp $(cat ${pidfile}) > /dev/null || rm ${pidfile}

+    fi

+}

+

 case "$1" in

     start)

         rh_status_q && exit 0