diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/ipfw_netflow b/libexec/rc/rc.d/ipfw_netflow
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/ipfw_netflow
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/ipfw_netflow
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 ipfw_netflow_status()
 {
-	ipfw_netflow_is_running && echo "ipfw_netflow is active" || echo "ipfw_netflow is not active"
+	ipfw_netflow_is_running && echo "ipfw_netflow is active" || ( echo "ipfw_netflow is not active" && exit 1 )
 }
 
 ipfw_netflow_start()
diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/jail b/libexec/rc/rc.d/jail
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/jail
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/jail
@@ -440,7 +440,11 @@
 jail_status()
 {
 
-	$jail_jls -N
+	if [ -z `$jail_jls jid` ]; then
+		exit 1
+	else
+		$jail_jls -N
+	fi
 }
 
 jail_start()
diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/zfskeys b/libexec/rc/rc.d/zfskeys
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/zfskeys
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/zfskeys
@@ -91,9 +91,13 @@
 {
     local IFS=$(printf "\t")
 
-    list_datasets | while read kl fs ; do
+    if [ -z "`list_datasets`" ]; then
+        exit 1
+    else
+        list_datasets | while read kl fs ; do
         echo "$fs: $(zfs get -Ho value keystatus "$fs")"
     done
+    fi
 }
 
 load_zfs_keys()
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ip6addrctl/ip6addrctl.c b/usr.sbin/ip6addrctl/ip6addrctl.c
--- a/usr.sbin/ip6addrctl/ip6addrctl.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ip6addrctl/ip6addrctl.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 	}
 	if (l == 0) {
 		printf("no source-address-selection policy is installed\n");
-		return;
+		exit(1);
 	}
 	if ((buf = malloc(l)) == NULL) {
 		errx(1, "malloc failed");
diff --git a/usr.sbin/service/service.sh b/usr.sbin/service/service.sh
--- a/usr.sbin/service/service.sh
+++ b/usr.sbin/service/service.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 	echo ''
 	echo "-j	Perform actions within the named jail"
 	echo '-e	Show services that are enabled'
+	echo '-s	Show status of (enabled) services'
 	echo "-R	Stop and start enabled $local_startup services"
 	echo "-l	List all scripts in /etc/rc.d and $local_startup"
 	echo '-r	Show the results of boot time rcorder'
@@ -49,14 +50,15 @@
 	echo ''
 }
 
-while getopts 'j:ehlrRv' COMMAND_LINE_ARGUMENT ; do
+while getopts 'ehj:lrRsv' COMMAND_LINE_ARGUMENT ; do
 	case "${COMMAND_LINE_ARGUMENT}" in
-	j)	JAIL="${OPTARG}" ;;
 	e)	ENABLED=eopt ;;
 	h)	usage ; exit 0 ;;
+	j)	JAIL="${OPTARG}" ;;
 	l)	LIST=lopt ;;
 	r)	RCORDER=ropt ;;
 	R)	RESTART=Ropt ;;
+	s)	STATUS=sopt ;;
 	v)	VERBOSE=vopt ;;
 	*)	usage ; exit 1 ;;
 	esac
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-if [ -n "$ENABLED" -o -n "$RCORDER" ]; then
+if [ -n "$ENABLED" -o -n "$RCORDER" -o -n "$STATUS" ]; then
 	# Copied from /etc/rc
 	skip="-s nostart"
 	if [ `/sbin/sysctl -n security.jail.jailed` -eq 1 ]; then
@@ -124,6 +126,29 @@
 	files=`rcorder ${skip} /etc/rc.d/* ${local_rc} 2>/dev/null`
 fi
 
+if [ -n "$STATUS" ]; then
+	for file in $files; do
+		if grep -q ^rcvar $file; then
+			eval `grep ^name= $file`
+			eval `grep ^rcvar $file`
+			if [ -n "$rcvar" ]; then
+				load_rc_config_var ${name} ${rcvar}
+			fi
+			if [ -n "$ENABLED" ] ; then
+				if ! checkyesno $rcvar 2>/dev/null; then
+					continue;
+				fi
+			fi
+			if $file 2>&1 | grep -q "status"; then
+				status="Not running"
+				$file onestatus 1>/dev/null 2>&1 && status="Running"
+				printf "%s^%s\n" "${name}" "${status}"
+			fi
+		fi
+	done | column -ts^
+	exit 0
+fi
+
 if [ -n "$ENABLED" ]; then
 	for file in $files; do
 		if grep -q ^rcvar $file; then