diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/config_chef_server b/xCAT/postscripts/config_chef_server
index b1ac1ce15..b1bb266ca 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/config_chef_server
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/config_chef_server
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 # IBM(c) 2013 EPL license http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 
 
+
+str_dir_name=`dirname $0`
+
+. $str_dir_name/xcatlib.sh
+
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #=head1  configure_chef_server
 #=head2  This command configures the chef server on a xCAT node.
@@ -35,7 +41,8 @@ then
     then
         echo -e "\n/etc/chef-server *(rw,no_root_squash,sync,no_subtree_check)\n" >> /etc/exports
     fi
-    sudo /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server restart
+    #sudo /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server restart
+    sudo restartservice nfs-kernel-server
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]
     then
         errmsg="Failed to run sudo /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server restart on $node"
@@ -43,7 +50,8 @@ then
         echo $errmsg
         exit 1
     fi
-    service portmap restart
+    #service portmap restart
+    startservice portmap
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]
     then
         errmsg="Failed to run service portmap restart on $node"
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/configfirewall b/xCAT/postscripts/configfirewall
index ddd864794..22a5bf5e6 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/configfirewall
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/configfirewall
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
 
+BEGIN
+{
+    $::XCATROOT = $ENV{'XCATROOT'} ? $ENV{'XCATROOT'} : '/opt/xcat';
+}
+use lib "$::XCATROOT/lib/perl";
+
 use strict;
 use Getopt::Long;
 
+use xCAT::Utils;
+
 Getopt::Long::Configure("bundling");
 $Getopt::Long::ignorecase = 0;
 
@@ -83,12 +91,14 @@ if (-f "/etc/redhat-release")
     system($cmd);
 
     # restart iptables
-    $cmd = "service iptables restart";
-    system($cmd);
+    #$cmd = "service iptables restart";
+    #system($cmd);
+    xCAT::Utils->restartservice("firewall");
 
     # iptables should be stared on reboot
-    $cmd = "chkconfig iptables on";
-    system($cmd);
+    #$cmd = "chkconfig iptables on";
+    #system($cmd);
+    xCAT::Utils->enableservice("firewall");
 }
 elsif (-f "/etc/SuSE-release")
 {
@@ -129,14 +139,18 @@ elsif (-f "/etc/SuSE-release")
     close(CONFFILE);
 
     # restart firewall 
-    my $cmd = "service SuSEfirewall2_setup restart";
-    system($cmd);
+    #my $cmd = "service SuSEfirewall2_setup restart";
+    #system($cmd);
+    xCAT::Utils->restartservice("SuSEfirewall2_setup");
 
     # SuSEfirewall2_setup should be stared on reboot
-    $cmd = "chkconfig SuSEfirewall2_init on";
-    system($cmd);
-    $cmd = "chkconfig SuSEfirewall2_setup on";
-    system($cmd);
+    #$cmd = "chkconfig SuSEfirewall2_init on";
+    #system($cmd);
+    #$cmd = "chkconfig SuSEfirewall2_setup on";
+    #system($cmd);
+    xCAT::Utils->enableservice("SuSEfirewall2_init");
+    xCAT::Utils->enableservice("SuSEfirewall2_setup");
+
 }
 else
 {
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/configib b/xCAT/postscripts/configib
index da721559e..905cbe351 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/configib
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/configib
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 # NETWORKS_LINE3='netname=ib3||net=15.0.3.0||mask=255.255.255.0||mgtifname=||gateway=||dhcpserver=||tftpserver=||nameservers=||ntpservers=||logservers=||dynamicrange=||staticrange=||staticrangeincrement=||nodehostname=||ddnsdomain=||vlanid=||domain=||disable=||comments='
 
 
+str_dir_name=`dirname $0`
+
+. $str_dir_name/xcatlib.sh
+
 #This is the number of ports for each ib adpator.
 portnum=1
 if [ -n "$NIC_IBAPORTS" ]; then
@@ -68,15 +72,19 @@ PLTFRM=`uname`
 if [[ $OSVER == rhels5*  || "$OSVER" == rhels6* ]]
 then
     ib_driver="rdma"
-    /sbin/service $ib_driver status
-    if [ $? -eq 1 ]
+    #/sbin/service $ib_driver status
+    checkservicestatus $ib_driver
+    #if [ $? -eq 1 ]
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]
     then
         ib_driver="openibd"
-        /sbin/service $ib_driver status
-        if [ $? -eq 1 ]
+        #/sbin/service $ib_driver status
+        checkservicestatus $ib_driver
+        #if [ $? -eq 1 ]
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]
         then
             echo "Not found the driver dameon: rdma or openibd"
-        logger -p local4.info -t xcat "Not found the driver dameon: rdma or openibd"
+            logger -p local4.info -t xcat "Not found the driver dameon: rdma or openibd"
             exit
         fi
     fi   
@@ -111,8 +119,10 @@ then
 	echo "$TMP3" > /etc/modprobe.conf
         echo 'options ib_ehca lock_hcalls=0' >> /etc/modprobe.conf
     fi
-    /sbin/chkconfig --level 2345 $ib_driver on > /dev/null 2>&1
-    /sbin/service $ib_driver restart
+    #/sbin/chkconfig --level 2345 $ib_driver on > /dev/null 2>&1
+    enableservice $ib_driver > /dev/null 2>&1
+    #/sbin/service $ib_driver restart
+    restartservice $ib_driver 
     sysctl -p
 fi
 
@@ -490,7 +500,8 @@ done # end for nic
 if [ $PLTFRM == "Linux" ]
 then
 
-    /sbin/service $ib_driver restart
+    #/sbin/service $ib_driver restart
+    restartservice $ib_driver
     for nic in `echo "$goodnics" | tr "," "\n"`
     do     
         sleep 5
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/enablekdump b/xCAT/postscripts/enablekdump
index 92d628982..1c6ad2d92 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/enablekdump
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/enablekdump
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 #(C)IBM Corp
 # 
 
+
+str_dir_name=`dirname $0`
+
+. $str_dir_name/xcatlib.sh
+
 # create /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/
 pmatch ()
 {
@@ -175,7 +180,8 @@ EOF
                 /usr/bin/find . | cpio -H newc -o|gzip -9 -c - > /boot/${KDUMPINIT}
                 cd /
                 /bin/rm -rf "/var/tmp/tempinit"
-                service kdump restart
+                #service kdump restart
+                restartservice kdump
             else
                 /bin/mount -o nolock $KDIP:$KDPATH $MOUNTPATH
 	        KDTEMPPATH=${KDPATH//\//\\\/}
@@ -208,7 +214,8 @@ EOF
                 /bin/mount -o nolock $KDIP:$KDPATH $MOUNTPATH
 		echo "net $KDIP:$KDPATH" > /etc/kdump.conf
                 echo "link_delay 180" >> /etc/kdump.conf
-		/etc/init.d/kdump restart
+		#/etc/init.d/kdump restart
+		restartservice kdump
 	    fi
 	fi
     fi
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/install_puppet_server b/xCAT/postscripts/install_puppet_server
index 2db004532..ac7cf9201 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/install_puppet_server
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/install_puppet_server
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 # IBM(c) 2013 EPL license http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 
 
+str_dir_name=`dirname $0`
+
+. $str_dir_name/xcatlib.sh
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #=head1  install_puppet_server
 #=head2  This command installs the puppet server on a xCAT server or node.
@@ -82,9 +86,11 @@ if [ "$os" == "Ubuntu" ]; then
     ${result}/config_puppet_server "$@"
     
     #restart puppet master
-    service puppetmaster stop
+    #service puppetmaster stop
+    stopservice puppetmaster
     kill $(ps auxww | grep puppet | grep master | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}') 
-    service puppetmaster start
+    #service puppetmaster start
+    startservice puppetmaster
     
 elif [ "$os" == "RedHat" ]; then
      echo "Puppet server installation with xCAT on RedHat is through a kit. Please refer to ... for details.".
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/remoteshell b/xCAT/postscripts/remoteshell
index e9ee00590..43cbf19eb 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/remoteshell
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/remoteshell
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
 #      id.rsa
 #
 # if on the Management Node, exit
+
+
+str_dir_name=`dirname $0`
+
+. $str_dir_name/xcatlib.sh
+
 if [ -e /etc/xCATMN ]; then
 	logger -t xcat -p local4.info "remoteshell:Running on the Management Node ,  exiting "
    exit 0
@@ -377,10 +383,12 @@ then
 	chmod 0755 /var/run/sshd
 	/usr/sbin/sshd -f /etc/ssh/sshd_config
     else
-	service ssh restart
+	#service ssh restart
+        restartservice ssh
     fi
 else
-    service sshd restart
+    #service sshd restart
+    restartservice sshd
 fi
 
 kill -9 $CREDPID
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/setupntp b/xCAT/postscripts/setupntp
index f58595801..db75578b4 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/setupntp
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/setupntp
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
 # setup NTP configuration on the compute nodes
 #
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+str_dir_name=`dirname $0`
+
+. $str_dir_name/xcatlib.sh
+
 # if on the Management Node, exit
 if [ -e /etc/xCATMN ]; then
    logger -t xcat -p local4.info "setupntp:Running on the Management Node ,  exiting "
@@ -120,15 +126,17 @@ if [ $OS_TYPE = Linux ]; then
 disable auth
 restrict 127.0.0.1" >>$conf_file
     # default service for redhat/fedora
-    SERVICE=ntpd
-    if ( pmatch $OSVER "sles*" ) || ( pmatch $OSVER "suse*" ) || [ -f /etc/SuSE-release ] || ( pmatch $OSVER "ubuntu*" ) || ( is_lsb_ubuntu ); then
-        SERVICE=ntp
-    fi
+    #SERVICE=ntpd
+    #if ( pmatch $OSVER "sles*" ) || ( pmatch $OSVER "suse*" ) || [ -f /etc/SuSE-release ] || ( pmatch $OSVER "ubuntu*" ) || ( is_lsb_ubuntu ); then
+    #    SERVICE=ntp
+    #fi
 
     #ntpdate/sntp conflict with ntpd, stop the service first
-    service $SERVICE status
+#    service $SERVICE status
+    checkservicestatus ntpserver
     if [ $? -eq 0 ];then
-        service $SERVICE stop
+#        service $SERVICE stop
+         stopservice ntpserver
     fi
     #ntpdate program is deprecated on SuSE
     if ( pmatch $OSVER "sles*" ) || ( pmatch $OSVER "suse*" ) || [ -f /etc/SuSE-release ]; then
@@ -178,23 +186,27 @@ restrict 127.0.0.1" >>$conf_file
             echo "#!/bin/sh" > $cron_file
             echo "/sbin/hwclock --systohc --utc" >> $cron_file
             chmod a+x $cron_file
-            service cron restart
+            #service cron restart
+            restartservice cron
         fi
     fi
-    service $SERVICE start 
+    #service $SERVICE start 
+    startservice ntpserver
 
     #start ntp and crontab automaticlly
-    if [ -f "/etc/debian_version" ];then
-        update-rc.d cron defaults
-        update-rc.d $SERVICE defaults
-    else
-        chkconfig --add  $SERVICE >/dev/null 2>&1
-        chkconfig --level 345 $SERVICE on >/dev/null 2>&1
-        if ( pmatch $OSVER "sles*" ) || ( pmatch $OSVER "suse*" ) || [ -f /etc/SuSE-release ];then
-            chkconfig --add cron >/dev/null 2>&1
-            chkconfig --level 345 cron on >/dev/null 2>&1
-        fi
-    fi
+    #if [ -f "/etc/debian_version" ];then
+    #    update-rc.d cron defaults
+    #    update-rc.d $SERVICE defaults
+    #else
+    #    chkconfig --add  $SERVICE >/dev/null 2>&1
+    #    chkconfig --level 345 $SERVICE on >/dev/null 2>&1
+    #    if ( pmatch $OSVER "sles*" ) || ( pmatch $OSVER "suse*" ) || [ -f /etc/SuSE-release ];then
+    #        chkconfig --add cron >/dev/null 2>&1
+    #        chkconfig --level 345 cron on >/dev/null 2>&1
+    #    fi
+    #fi
+    enableservice cron
+    enableservice ntpserver
 else
 # stop and start AIX ntp
   echo "driftfile /etc/ntp.drift
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/sudoer b/xCAT/postscripts/sudoer
index 65c540c27..c15166c2d 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/sudoer
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/sudoer
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
 #
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+
+str_dir_name=`dirname $0`
+
+. $str_dir_name/xcatlib.sh
+
+
 # Configuration for the sudoer
 SUDOER="xcat"
 SUDOERPW="rootpw"
@@ -53,8 +59,9 @@ chown $SUDOER:users $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys
 
 # Restart the SSHD for syncfiles postscript to do the sync work
 logger -t xCAT -p local4.info "Restarting SSHD"
-if [ -f "/etc/debian_version" ];then
-    service ssh restart
-else
-    service sshd restart
-fi
+#if [ -f "/etc/debian_version" ];then
+#    service ssh restart
+#else
+#    service sshd restart
+#fi
+restartservice ssh
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/syslog b/xCAT/postscripts/syslog
index bab90406a..41ddbe389 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/syslog
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/syslog
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 #=cut
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+
+str_dir_name=`dirname $0`
+
+. $str_dir_name/xcatlib.sh
+
 master=$MASTER
 conf_file="/etc/syslog.conf"
 sysconfig="/etc/sysconfig/syslog"
@@ -23,7 +28,7 @@ isSN=0
 isLinux=1
 isRsyslog=0
 isC3=0
-systemdEnabled=0
+#systemdEnabled=0
 # pmatch determines if 1st argument string is matched by 2nd argument pattern
 
 pmatch ()
@@ -115,19 +120,19 @@ if [ "$NTYPE" = service ]; then
   isSN=1
 fi
 
-if [ -e /etc/systemd ]; then
-  systemdEnabled=1
-fi
+#if [ -e /etc/systemd ]; then
+#  systemdEnabled=1
+#fi
 
 if [ "$(uname -s)" = "Linux" ]; then
   if ( pmatch $OSVER "fedora*" ) || ( pmatch $OSVER "rhels5*" ) || ( pmatch $OSVER "rhel6*" ) || ( pmatch $OSVER "rhels6*" ) || [ -f /etc/fedora-release ] || [ -f /etc/redhat-release ] || ( pmatch $OSVER "ubuntu*" ) || ( is_lsb_ubuntu ) || ( pmatch $OSVER "debian*" ); then
     if [ -e /etc/rsyslog.conf ]; then
       conf_file="/etc/rsyslog.conf"
       sysconfig="/etc/sysconfig/rsyslog"
-      init="/etc/init.d/rsyslog"
-      if [ $systemdEnabled -eq 1 ]; then
-         init="rsyslog"
-      fi
+      #init="/etc/init.d/rsyslog"
+      #if [ $systemdEnabled -eq 1 ]; then
+      #   init="rsyslog"
+      #fi
       isRsyslog=1
       if ( pmatch $OSVER "ubuntu*" ) || ( is_lsb_ubuntu ) || ( pmatch $OSVER "debian*" ); then
         sysconfig="/etc/default/rsyslog"
@@ -328,11 +333,12 @@ if [ $isLinux -eq 0 ]; then
       fi
   done
 else
-  if [ $systemdEnabled -eq 1 ]; then 
-    systemctl restart $init.service 
-  else
-    $init restart
-  fi
+  #if [ $systemdEnabled -eq 1 ]; then 
+  #  systemctl restart $init.service 
+  #else
+  #  $init restart
+  #fi
+  restartservice syslog
 fi
 
 #keep a record
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/xcatlib.sh b/xCAT/postscripts/xcatlib.sh
index 783a27382..d43a9b327 100644
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/xcatlib.sh
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/xcatlib.sh
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ function servicemap {
    local svcmgrtype=$2
    local svclistname=   
 
-   INIT_dhcp="dhcpd isc-dhcp-server";
+   INIT_dhcp="dhcp3-server dhcpd isc-dhcp-server";
    SYSTEMD_dhcp="dhcpd.service";
 
    INIT_nfs="nfsserver nfs nfs-kernel-server";
@@ -291,6 +291,15 @@ function servicemap {
    INIT_http="apache2 httpd";
    SYSTEMD_http="httpd.service";
 
+   INIT_ntpserver="ntpd ntp";
+   SYSTEMD_ntpserver="ntpd.service";
+
+   INIT_mysql="mysqld mysql";
+   SYSTEMD_mysql="mysqld.service";
+
+   INIT_ssh="sshd ssh";
+   SYSTEMD_ssh="sshd.service";
+
    local path=
    local retdefault=$svcname
    local svcvar=${svcname//[-.]/_}