diff -Nur e-smith-base-5.8.0.old/root/sbin/e-smith/service-status e-smith-base-5.8.0/root/sbin/e-smith/service-status
--- e-smith-base-5.8.0.old/root/sbin/e-smith/service-status	1969-12-31 19:00:00.000000000 -0500
+++ e-smith-base-5.8.0/root/sbin/e-smith/service-status	2020-11-08 23:29:19.672000000 -0500
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+SERVICE=$1
+USAGE="Usage: service-status SERVICENAME"
+
+#if no servicename is provided return usage
+if [[ "${SERVICE}" == "" ]]
+then
+   echo ${USAGE} >&2
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+TYPE=$(/sbin/e-smith/db configuration gettype "$SERVICE" || echo none)
+
+if [[ "$TYPE" != 'service' ]]
+then
+    echo "$SERVICE is not a service"
+    exit 9
+fi
+
+STATUS=$(/sbin/e-smith/db configuration getprop "$SERVICE" status || echo disabled)
+
+if [[ "$STATUS" != 'enabled' ]]
+then
+    echo "$SERVICE will not start (service status not enabled)"
+    exit 5
+fi
+
+exit 0