--- rc.crond.orig	2005-11-12 17:55:42.000000000 +0100
+++ rc.crond	2005-11-12 17:56:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@
 actions=(restart start status stop)
 daemon=$"cron daemon"
 
-pid="$(pidof crond 2> /dev/null)"
-
 rc_start()
 {
 	start_msg
+	pid="$(pidof crond 2> /dev/null)"
 	if [ -z ${pid} ] ; then
 		/usr/sbin/crond -l10 >> /var/log/cron 2> /dev/null
 		ok $?
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@
 rc_stop()
 {
 	stop_msg
+	pid="$(pidof crond 2> /dev/null)"
 	if [ ! -z ${pid} ] ; then
 		killall crond
 		ok $?