diff --git a/psacct.init b/psacct.init
index e1140d0..90194aa 100755
--- a/psacct.init
+++ b/psacct.init
@@ -6,23 +6,43 @@
 #
 # chkconfig: - 90 10
 # description:  Starts and stops process accounting
+# short-description:  Starts and stops process accounting
+
 
 # Source function library.
 . /etc/init.d/functions
 
 # The location of the accounting file
 ACCTFILE=/var/account/pacct
+LOCKFILE=/var/lock/subsys/psacct
 
 start() {
 	[ ! -r $ACCTFILE ] && touch $ACCTFILE && chmod 600 $ACCTFILE
-	action $"Starting process accounting: " /sbin/accton $ACCTFILE
-	touch /var/lock/subsys/psacct
+	if [ -r $ACCTFILE ]; then 
+	    action $"Starting process accounting: " /sbin/accton $ACCTFILE
+	    RETVAL=$?
+    	    if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ]; then
+		touch $LOCKFILE
+	    else 
+		exit 3
+	    fi
+	else 
+	    exit 1
+	fi
 }
 
 stop() {
+	
 	action $"Shutting down process accounting: " /sbin/accton
-	rm -f /var/lock/subsys/psacct
+	RETVAL=$?
+	if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ]; then
+	    rm -f $LOCKFILE
+	    exit 3
+	else 
+	    exit 0
+	fi
 }
+
 # See how we were called.
 case "$1" in
   start)
@@ -32,11 +52,10 @@ case "$1" in
 	stop
 	;;
   status)
-	if [ -e /var/lock/subsys/psacct ]; then
+	if [ -e $LOCKFILE ]; then
 		echo $"Process accounting is enabled."
 	else
 		echo $"Process accounting is disabled."
-		exit 3
 	fi
 	;;
   restart|reload)
diff --git a/psacct.spec b/psacct.spec
index cd6394b..4ba461b 100644
--- a/psacct.spec
+++ b/psacct.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 Summary: Utilities for monitoring process activities
 Name: psacct
 Version: 6.3.2
-Release: 45%{?dist}
+Release: 46%{?dist}
 License: GPL
 Group: Applications/System
 Source: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/acct-6.3.2.tar.gz
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ make
 [ "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" != "/" ] && rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT{/sbin,%{_bindir},%{_mandir},%{_sbindir}}
 make install prefix=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_prefix} \
-	bindir=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir} sbindir=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir} \
-	infodir=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/info mandir=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_mandir}
+        bindir=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir} sbindir=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir} \
+        infodir=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/info mandir=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_mandir}
 
 # move accton to /sbin -- leave historical symlink
 mv $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/accton $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/sbin/accton
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ fi
 %{_infodir}/accounting.info.gz
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jul 25 2007 Ivana Varekova <varekova@redhat.com> - 6.3.2-46
+- Resolves: #247034
+  fix init script
+
 * Mon May 28 2007 Ivana Varekova <varekova@redhat.com> - 6.3.2-45
 - fix the return value of "service psacct status" command