Replace the4 old and apparently broken rc.d script with the one I've been

running on my FreeBSD box for years.

install/rc.d/sbbs

 #!/bin/sh
+# PROVIDE: sbbs
+# REQUIRE: login
 
-# PROVIDE sbbs
-# REQUIRE LOGIN
+. /etc/rc.subr
 
-# Location of rc.subr
-if [ `/usr/bin/uname -r | /usr/bin/sed 's/[^0-9].*//g'` -lt 5 ]
-then
-	rc_subr_path="/usr/local/etc/rc.subr"
-else
-	rc_subr_path="/etc/rc.subr"
-fi
-
-if [ ! -f ${rc_subr_path} ]
-then
-	echo "${rc_subr_path} not found" >> /dev/stderr
-	if [ `/usr/bin/uname -r | /usr/bin/sed 's/[^0-9].*//g'` -lt 5 ]
-		echo "Please install the sysutils/rc_subr port" >> /dev/stderr
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-. ${rc_subr_path}
-
-
-status_cmd=sbbs_status
-name="sbbs"
+name=sbbs
 rcvar=`set_rcvar`
 
-load_rc_config $name
+load_rc_config ${name}
 
 # Setup defaults...
 # Define these sbbs_* variables in one of these files:
@@ -36,28 +17,43 @@ load_rc_config $name
 #
 # DO NOT CHANGE THESE DEFAULT VALUES HERE
 #
-sbbs=${sbbs-"NO"}
 sbbs_enable=${sbbs_enable-"NO"}
 sbbs_flags=${sbbs_flags-""}
 sbbs_pidfile=${sbbs_pidfile-"/var/run/sbbs.pid"}
-sbbs_dir=${sbbs_dir-"/sbbs/"}
-sbbs_ctrldir=${sbbs_ctrldir-"${sbbs_dir}/ctrl/"}
-sbbs_execdir=${sbbs_execdir-"${sbbs_dir}/exec/"}
+sbbs_dir=${sbbs_dir-"/sbbs"}
+sbbs_ctrldir=${sbbs_ctrldir-"${sbbs_dir}/ctrl"}
+sbbs_execdir=${sbbs_execdir-"${sbbs_dir}/exec"}
 sbbs_program=${sbbs_program-"${sbbs_execdir}/sbbs"}
-sbbs_procname=${sbbs_procname-"${sbbs_program}"}
+sbbs_procname=${sbbs_procname-"${sbbs_execdir}/sbbs"}
 sbbs_shell=${sbbs_shell-"/bin/sh"}
 
-sbbs_status()
+status_cmd=sbbs_node
+start_precmd=sbbs_env
+
+command=${sbbs_program}
+pidfile=${sbbs_pidfile}
+
+sbbs_node()
 {
 	${sbbs_execdir}/node list
-
 	echo
-	if [ -n "$rc_pid" ]; then
-		echo "${name} is running as pid $rc_pid."
-	else
-		echo "${name} is not running."
-		return 1
-	fi
+        if [ -n "$rc_pid" ]; then
+                echo "${name} is running as pid $rc_pid."
+        else
+                echo "${name} is not running."
+                return 1
+        fi
+
+}
+
+sbbs_env()
+{
+	SHELL=$sbbs_shell
+	export SHELL
+	SBBSCTRL=$sbbs_ctrldir
+	export SBBSCTRL
+	PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/bin
+	export PATH
 }
 
 extra_commands="config monitor uedit"
@@ -65,8 +61,4 @@ config_cmd=${sbbs_execdir}/scfg
 monitor_cmd=${sbbs_execdir}/umonitor
 uedit_cmd=${sbbs_execdir}/uedit
 
-SHELL=$sbbs_shell
-export SHELL
-SBBSCTRL=$sbbs_ctrldir
-export SBBSCTRL
 run_rc_command "$1"