diff --git a/pkgs/servers/server-scripts/generic/builder.sh b/pkgs/servers/server-scripts/generic/builder.sh
index 841430aaf449..7eae08df6249 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/server-scripts/generic/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/servers/server-scripts/generic/builder.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,10 @@ source $stdenv/setup
 
 ensureDir $out
 
-cp $functions $out/$nicename
+sed -e "s^@bash\@^$bash^g" \
+    -e "s^@sshd\@^$ssh^g" \
+    -e "s^@initscripts\@^$initscripts^g" \
+    -e "s^@coreutils\@^$coreutils^g" \
+    -e "s^@nixpkgs\@^$nixpkgs^g" \
+    -e "s^@nix\@^$nix^g" \
+    < $functions > $out/$nicename
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/server-scripts/generic/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/server-scripts/generic/default.nix
index fb9fafcaf669..4e9022568b4a 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/server-scripts/generic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/server-scripts/generic/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv}:
+{stdenv, bash, nix}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "generic-server-script-0.0.1";
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   nicename = "functions";
   builder = ./builder.sh ;
   functions = [./functions];
+  nixpkgs = "/nixpkgs/trunk/pkgs";
+  inherit bash nix;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/server-scripts/generic/functions b/pkgs/servers/server-scripts/generic/functions
index ceb46a481495..6e7bd2785fb3 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/server-scripts/generic/functions
+++ b/pkgs/servers/server-scripts/generic/functions
@@ -7,12 +7,18 @@
 
 STATEDIR=/var/run/nix-services
 RCDIR=/etc/rc.d/
+NIXPKGS=@nixpkgs@
 
 ## resolve $deps to real start/stop scripts first
 
 start_deps() {
 	for i in $deps; do
-		$i start
+		name=`$i/control name`
+		if ! test -a $RCDIR/$name; then
+			echo "blaat"
+		fi
+
+		$i/control start
 		RETVAL=$?
 		if test $RETVAL != 0; then
 			exit $RETVAL	
@@ -23,7 +29,16 @@ start_deps() {
 start_softdeps() {
 	for i in $softdeps; do
 		echo $i
-		$i start
+
+		name=`$i/control name`
+		if ! test -a "$RCDIR/$name"; then
+			echo $RCDIR/$name $i
+			@nix@/bin/nix-env -p $RCDIR/$name -i $i
+		fi
+
+		$i/control start
+
+		#$i start
 		RETVAL=$?
 		if test $RETVAL != 0; then
 			continue
@@ -34,7 +49,7 @@ start_softdeps() {
 start() {
 	# are we already running?
 	# if so, exit with code 0
-	if test -a $STATDIR/$prog; then
+	if test -a $STATEDIR/$prog; then
 		exit 0
 	fi
 	# if not, continue
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/builder.sh b/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/builder.sh
index a041a00118c3..0450c96322e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/builder.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ sed -e "s^@bash\@^$bash^g" \
     -e "s^@initscripts\@^$initscripts^g" \
     -e "s^@coreutils\@^$coreutils^g" \
     -e "s^@softdeps\@^$softdeps^g" \
-    < $script > $out/$nicename
+    < $script > $out/control
 
-chmod +x $out/$nicename
+chmod +x $out/control
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/sshd b/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/sshd
index 6dd7131bc41d..eb2e3a2e720b 100755
--- a/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/sshd
+++ b/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/sshd
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ stopService()
 {
 	echo -n $"Stopping $prog:"
 	#killproc $SSHD -TERM
-	echo "blaat"
 	@coreutils@/bin/kill `@coreutils@/bin/cat /var/run/sshd.pid`
 	RETVAL=$?
 	[ "$RETVAL" = 0 ] && @coreutils@/bin/rm -f /var/lock/subsys/sshd
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/builder.sh b/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/builder.sh
index a1f1e2077084..9c6cf385c242 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/builder.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ sed -e "s^@bash\@^$bash^g" \
     -e "s^@syslog\@^$syslog^g" \
     -e "s^@nicename\@^$nicename^g" \
     -e "s^@initscripts\@^$initscripts^g" \
-    < $script > $out/$nicename
+    < $script > $out/control
 
-chmod +x $out/$nicename
+chmod +x $out/control
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/syslog b/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/syslog
index d6291271f48a..9a82f5eaf03a 100755
--- a/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/syslog
+++ b/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/syslog
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ case "$1" in
 	status)
 		status
 		;;
+	name)
+		name
+		;;
 	*)
 		echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|reload|status}"
 		RETVAL=1