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diff --git a/sh/start-stop-daemon.sh b/sh/start-stop-daemon.sh
index 6a3e2050..ea992693 100644
--- a/sh/start-stop-daemon.sh
+++ b/sh/start-stop-daemon.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@
ssd_start()
{
- [ -n "$command" ] || return 0
+ if [ -z "$command" ]; then
+ ewarn "The command variable is undefined."
+ ewarn "There is nothing for ${name:-$RC_SVCNAME} to start."
+ ewarn "If this is what you intend, please write a start function."
+ ewarn "This will become a failure in a future release."
+ return 0
+ fi
local _background=
ebegin "Starting ${name:-$RC_SVCNAME}"