diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/ExtTab.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/ExtTab.pm
index 1aa8edf57..b4b39f136 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/ExtTab.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/ExtTab.pm
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ foreach (@extSchema) {
 sub updateTables
 {
     #print "\nupdateTables\n";
-    print "\n";
+    #print "\n";
     foreach (keys %ext_tabspec) {
 	my $table= xCAT::Table->new($_,-create=>1,-autocommit=>1);
     }
diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm
index 7a1343968..967bce17d 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm
@@ -3978,12 +3978,14 @@ sub startService
             if (($service ne "conserver") && ($service ne "nfs"))
             {
                 $cmd = "service $service stop";
+                print ' ';		# indent service output to separate it from the xcatd service output
                 system $cmd;
                 if ($? > 0)
                 {    # error
                     xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S", "Error on command: $cmd\n");
                 }
                 $cmd = "service $service start";
+                print ' ';		# indent service output to separate it from the xcatd service output
                 system $cmd;
                 if ($? > 0)
                 {    # error
@@ -3999,6 +4001,7 @@ sub startService
                 if (grep(/running/, @output))
                 {
                     $cmd = "service $service stop";
+	                print ' ';		# indent service output to separate it from the xcatd service output
                     system $cmd;
                     if ($? > 0)
                     {    # error
@@ -4006,6 +4009,7 @@ sub startService
                                                 "Error on command: $cmd\n");
                     }
                     $cmd = "service $service start";
+                	print ' ';		# indent service output to separate it from the xcatd service output
                     system $cmd;
                     if ($? > 0)
                     {    # error
@@ -4020,6 +4024,7 @@ sub startService
 
                     # not running , just start
                     $cmd = "service $service start";
+	                print ' ';		# indent service output to separate it from the xcatd service output
                     system $cmd;
                     if ($? > 0)
                     {    # error
@@ -4039,6 +4044,7 @@ sub startService
             if (grep(/stopped/, @output))    # stopped
             {
                 $cmd = "service $service start";
+                print ' ';		# indent service output to separate it from the xcatd service output
                 system $cmd;
                 if ($? > 0)
                 {                            # error
@@ -4049,12 +4055,14 @@ sub startService
             else
             {                                # not sure
                 $cmd = "service $service stop";
+                print ' ';		# indent service output to separate it from the xcatd service output
                 system $cmd;
                 if ($? > 0)
                 {                            # error
                     xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S", "Error on command: $cmd\n");
                 }
                 $cmd = "service $service start";
+                print ' ';		# indent service output to separate it from the xcatd service output
                 system $cmd;
                 if ($? > 0)
                 {                            # error
diff --git a/xCAT-server/etc/init.d/xcatd b/xCAT-server/etc/init.d/xcatd
index 47bd974c2..215297faf 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/etc/init.d/xcatd
+++ b/xCAT-server/etc/init.d/xcatd
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ restart)
   ;;
 reload)
   $0 stop
-  echo -n "Reloading xCATd "
+  echo -n "(Reloading) "
   export XCATRELOAD=yes 
   $0 start
   ;;
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/AAsn.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/AAsn.pm
index 7f302fe61..5486a6c07 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/AAsn.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/AAsn.pm
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ sub init_plugin
         # $rc = &setup_NTPmn();  # setup NTP on the Management Node
         if (xCAT::Utils->isLinux())
         {
+        	print "\n";		# make OK prints look better.  Only need to do this for the 1st service.
             $rc = &setup_FTP();    # setup FTP
         }
     }
diff --git a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
index 0b68923da..b60fd41d5 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
+++ b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
@@ -458,9 +458,11 @@ sub scan_plugins {
   }
 }
 scan_plugins;
-eval {
-    xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S","xCATd: service starting");
-};
+unless (xCAT::Utils->isLinux()) {	# messes up the output of the service cmd on linux
+	eval {
+	    xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S","xCATd: service starting");
+	};
+}
 if ($@) {
    print "ERROR: $@";
    xexit;