--- /etc/rc.single	2009-01-22 15:12:03.000000000 -0200
+++ rc.single	2009-01-26 02:17:16.000000000 -0200
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
 if [ "$PREVLEVEL" = "3" -o "$PREVLEVEL" = "5" ]; then
 	# Shutdown daemons
 	let i=${#DAEMONS[@]}
-	while [[ i -gt 0 ]]; do
-		if [[ $(echo ${DAEMONS[$i]} | /bin/grep '^[^\!]' | /usr/bin/wc -l) -eq 1 ]]; then
-			/etc/rc.d/${DAEMONS[$i]#@} stop
+	while [ $i -ge 0 ]; do
+		if [ "${DAEMONS[$i]:0:1}" != '!' ]; then
+			ck_daemon ${DAEMONS[$i]#@} || stop_daemon ${DAEMONS[$i]#@}
 		fi
 		let i=i-1
 	done
-	# find any leftover daemons and shut them down
+	# find any leftover daemons and shut them down in reverse order
 	if [ -d /var/run/daemons ]; then
-		for daemon in $(/bin/ls /var/run/daemons); do
-			/etc/rc.d/$daemon stop
+		for daemon in $(/bin/ls -1t /var/run/daemons); do
+			stop_daemon $daemon
 		done
 	fi
 fi
@@ -48,13 +48,7 @@
 		status "Using static /dev filesystem" /bin/true
 	fi
 
-	# try syslog-NG first, then fall back to good ol' syslogd
-	if [ -x /etc/rc.d/syslog-ng ]; then
-		/etc/rc.d/syslog-ng start
-	elif [ -x /etc/rc.d/syslogd ]; then
-		/etc/rc.d/syslogd start
-		[ -x /etc/rc.d/klogd ] && /etc/rc.d/klogd start
-	fi
+	start_daemon syslog-ng
 fi
 
 if [ "$RUNLEVEL" = "1" ]; then