diff -up smeserver-mailman-1.3.0/createlinks.restarthang smeserver-mailman-1.3.0/createlinks
--- smeserver-mailman-1.3.0/createlinks.restarthang	2013-07-14 10:01:23.000000000 -0400
+++ smeserver-mailman-1.3.0/createlinks	2013-07-14 10:07:34.000000000 -0400
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@ for my $event ( qw(
 
     safe_symlink("/usr/lib/mailman/bin/post-install", 
         "root/etc/e-smith/events/$event/S20mailman-post-install");
-		
-    safe_symlink("restart",
-	"root/etc/e-smith/events/$event/services2adjust/mailman");
-
+# removed because cause signal-event and panel to hang		
+#    safe_symlink("restart",
+#	"root/etc/e-smith/events/$event/services2adjust/mailman");
+safe_symlink("../action/mailman-restart",
+	"root/etc/e-smith/events/$event/S94mailman-restart"
 }
 
 
diff -up smeserver-mailman-1.3.0/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/mailman-restart.restarthang smeserver-mailman-1.3.0/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/mailman-restart
--- smeserver-mailman-1.3.0/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/mailman-restart.restarthang	2005-02-15 21:25:31.000000000 -0500
+++ smeserver-mailman-1.3.0/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/mailman-restart	2013-07-14 10:09:59.000000000 -0400
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ if ($action)
 {
     esmith::util::serviceControl(
         NAME => 'mailman',
-        ACTION => $action
+        ACTION => $action,
+        BACKGROUND => 'TRUE'
         ) or die "Failed to $action mailman\n";
 }