diff --git a/src/etc/rc b/src/etc/rc
index 5a3655c2..c92e1353 100644
--- a/src/etc/rc
+++ b/src/etc/rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.348 2011/01/14 00:05:42 deraadt Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.349 2011/03/17 16:43:51 robert Exp $
 
 # System startup script run by init on autoboot
 # or after single-user.
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ trap : 2
 trap : 3	# shouldn't be needed
 
 HOME=/; export HOME
+INRC=1; export INRC
 PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
 export PATH
 
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.d/rc.subr b/src/etc/rc.d/rc.subr
index 03a0e977..bdbaace4 100644
--- a/src/etc/rc.d/rc.subr
+++ b/src/etc/rc.d/rc.subr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: rc.subr,v 1.26 2011/03/14 11:28:44 ajacoutot Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: rc.subr,v 1.27 2011/03/17 16:43:51 robert Exp $
 
 # Default functions and variables used by rc.d(8) scripts.
 
@@ -23,6 +23,30 @@ rc_stop() {
 	pkill -f "^${pexp}"
 }
 
+rc_do() {
+	if [ X"${RC_DEBUG}" = X"1" ]; then
+		echo "doing $@" && "$@"
+	else
+		"$@" >/dev/null 2>&1
+	fi
+}
+
+rc_print() {
+	_ret=$?
+	echo ${INRC:+'-n'} "${INRC:+ }${_name}($1)"
+	return ${_ret}
+}
+
+rc_wait() {
+	i=0
+	while [ $i -lt 5 ]; do
+		rc_do rc_check || return 0
+		sleep 1
+		i=$((i+1))
+	done
+	return 1
+}
+
 rc_cmd() {
 	[ $(id -u) -eq 0 -o X"$1" = "Xcheck" ] || \
 		rc_err "$0: need root privileges"
@@ -34,36 +58,36 @@ rc_cmd() {
 
 	case "$1" in
 	check)
-		rc_check >/dev/null
+		rc_do rc_check
 		;;
 	start)
-		rc_check || \
+		rc_do rc_check || \
 			(
 			if type rc_pre >/dev/null; then
-				rc_pre
+				rc_do rc_pre
 			fi
-			[ $? -eq 0 ] && rc_start >/dev/null
+			[ $? -eq 0 ] && \
+				rc_do rc_start && \
+				rc_print ok || rc_print failed
 			)
 		;;
 	stop)
-		if rc_check; then rc_stop >/dev/null && \
+		if rc_do rc_check; then rc_do rc_stop || \
+			( rc_print failed ) && \
 			(
-			i=0
-			while [ $i -lt 5 ]; do
-				rc_check || break
-				sleep 1
-				i=$((i+1))
-			done
-			if [ $i -lt 5 ]; then
+				rc_do rc_wait &&
+				(
 				if type rc_post >/dev/null; then \
-					rc_post
+					rc_do rc_post
 				fi
-			fi
+				) && rc_print ok || rc_print failed
 			)
+		else
+			return 0
 		fi
 		;;
 	reload)
-		rc_check && rc_reload >/dev/null
+		rc_do rc_check && rc_do rc_reload
 		;;
 	restart)
 		/etc/rc.d/${_name} stop && /etc/rc.d/${_name} start
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.local b/src/etc/rc.local
index a4242ef7..27bcec0d 100644
--- a/src/etc/rc.local
+++ b/src/etc/rc.local
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: rc.local,v 1.41 2010/11/05 10:03:00 ajacoutot Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: rc.local,v 1.42 2011/03/17 16:43:51 robert Exp $
 
 # Site-specific startup actions, daemons, and other things which
 # can be done AFTER your system goes into securemode.  For actions
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 echo -n 'starting local daemons:'
 
 for _r in $rc_scripts; do
-	[ -x /etc/rc.d/${_r} ] && echo -n " ${_r}" && /etc/rc.d/${_r} start
+	[ -x /etc/rc.d/${_r} ] && /etc/rc.d/${_r} start
 done
 
 # Add your local startup actions here.
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.shutdown b/src/etc/rc.shutdown
index ca205be8..2031f694 100644
--- a/src/etc/rc.shutdown
+++ b/src/etc/rc.shutdown
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: rc.shutdown,v 1.10 2010/11/26 08:09:35 ajacoutot Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: rc.shutdown,v 1.11 2011/03/17 16:43:51 robert Exp $
 #
 # If it exists, this script is run at system-shutdown by reboot(8),
 # halt(8).  If the architecture supports keyboard requested halting,
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ echo -n 'stopping local daemons:'
 while [ -n "${rc_scripts}" ]; do
 	_r=${rc_scripts##* }
 	rc_scripts=${rc_scripts%%*( )${_r}}
-	[ -x /etc/rc.d/${_r} ] && echo -n " ${_r}" && /etc/rc.d/${_r} stop
+	[ -x /etc/rc.d/${_r} ] && /etc/rc.d/${_r} stop
 done
 
 # Add your local shutdown actions here.