diff --git a/debian/libvirt-bin.default b/debian/libvirt-bin.default
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+# Defaults for libvirt-bin initscript (/etc/init.d/libvirt-bin)
+# This is a POSIX shell fragment
+
+# uncomment to start libvirtd on system startup
+#start_libvirtd="yes"
+
+# options passed to libvirtd
+libvirtd_opts="-d"
+
diff --git a/debian/libvirt-bin.init b/debian/libvirt-bin.init
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+#! /bin/sh
+#
+# Init skript for libvirtd
+#
+# (c) 2007 Guido Guenther <agx@sigxcpu.org>
+# based on the skeletons that comes with dh_make
+#
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          libvirtd
+# Required-Start:    $network $local_fs
+# Required-Stop:     
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: libvirt management daemon
+### END INIT INFO
+
+PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
+DAEMON=/usr/sbin/libvirtd
+NAME=libvirtd
+DESC="libvirt management daemon"
+
+test -x $DAEMON || exit 0
+. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+
+PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
+DODTIME=1                   # Time to wait for the server to die, in seconds
+
+# Include libvirtd defaults if available
+if [ -f /etc/default/libvirt-bin ] ; then
+	. /etc/default/libvirt-bin
+fi
+
+set -e
+
+check_start_libvirtd_option() {
+  if [ ! "$start_libvirtd" = "yes" ]; then
+    log_warning_msg "Not starting libvirt management daemon libvirtd, disabled via /etc/default/libvirt-bin"
+    return 1
+  else
+    return 0
+  fi
+}
+
+running_pid()
+{
+    # Check if a given process pid's cmdline matches a given name
+    pid=$1
+    name=$2
+    [ -z "$pid" ] && return 1 
+    [ ! -d /proc/$pid ] &&  return 1
+    cmd=`cat /proc/$pid/cmdline | tr "\000" "\n"|head -n 1 |cut -d : -f 1`
+    # Is this the expected child?
+    [ "$cmd" != "$name" ] &&  return 1
+    return 0
+}
+
+running()
+{
+# Check if the process is running looking at /proc
+# (works for all users)
+    # No pidfile, probably no daemon present
+    [ ! -f "$PIDFILE" ] && return 1
+    # Obtain the pid and check it against the binary name
+    pid=`cat $PIDFILE`
+    running_pid $pid $DAEMON || return 1
+    return 0
+}
+
+force_stop() {
+# Forcefully kill the process
+    [ ! -f "$PIDFILE" ] && return
+    if running ; then
+        kill -15 $pid
+        # Is it really dead?
+        [ -n "$DODTIME" ] && sleep "$DODTIME"s
+        if running ; then
+            kill -9 $pid
+            [ -n "$DODTIME" ] && sleep "$DODTIME"s
+            if running ; then
+                echo "Cannot kill $LABEL (pid=$pid)!"
+                exit 1
+            fi
+        fi
+    fi
+    rm -f $PIDFILE
+    return 0
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+	if check_start_libvirtd_option; then
+		log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
+        	if running ;  then
+            		log_progress_msg "already running"
+            		log_end_msg 0
+            		exit 0
+        	fi
+		start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE \
+			--exec $DAEMON -- $libvirtd_opts
+		running && log_end_msg 0 || log_end_msg 1
+	fi
+	;;
+  stop)
+	log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" "$NAME"
+       	if ! running ;  then
+           	log_progress_msg "not running"
+            	log_end_msg 0
+            	exit 0
+       	fi
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE \
+		--exec $DAEMON
+	log_end_msg 0
+	;;
+  force-stop)
+	log_daemon_msg "Forcefully stopping $DESC" "$NAME"
+        force_stop
+        ! running && log_end_msg 0 || log_end_msg 1
+	;;
+  force-reload)
+	# check wether $DAEMON is running. If so, restart
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --test --quiet --pidfile \
+		/var/run/$NAME.pid --exec $DAEMON \
+	&& $0 restart || exit 0
+	;;
+  restart)
+	if check_start_libvirtd_option; then
+		log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$DAEMON"
+		start-stop-daemon --oknodo --stop --quiet --pidfile \
+			/var/run/$NAME.pid --exec $DAEMON
+		[ -n "$DODTIME" ] && sleep $DODTIME
+		start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile \
+			/var/run/$NAME.pid --exec $DAEMON -- $libvirtd_opts
+		running && log_end_msg 0 || log_end_msg 1
+	fi
+	;;
+  status)
+        log_daemon_msg "Checking status of $DESC" "$NAME"
+        if running ;  then
+            log_progress_msg "running"
+            log_end_msg 0
+        else
+            log_progress_msg "not running"
+            log_end_msg 1
+	fi
+    ;;
+  *)
+	N=/etc/init.d/libvirt-bin
+	# echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}" >&2
+	echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|force-reload|status|force-stop}" >&2
+	exit 1
+	;;
+esac
+
+exit 0