diff --git a/templates/centos-66/initscript.erb b/templates/centos-66/initscript.erb
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# elasticsearch <summary>
+#
+# chkconfig:   2345 80 20
+# description: Starts and stops a single elasticsearch instance on this system
+#
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides: Elasticsearch
+# Required-Start: $network $named
+# Required-Stop: $network $named
+# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
+# Short-Description: This service manages the elasticsearch daemon
+# Description: Elasticsearch is a very scalable, schema-free and high-performance search solution supporting multi-tenancy and near realtime search.
+### END INIT INFO
+
+#
+# init.d / servicectl compatibility (openSUSE)
+#
+if [ -f /etc/rc.status ]; then
+    . /etc/rc.status
+    rc_reset
+fi
+
+#
+# Source function library.
+#
+if [ -f /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions ]; then
+    . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
+fi
+
+# Sets the default values for elasticsearch variables used in this script
+ES_USER="elasticsearch"
+ES_GROUP="elasticsearch"
+ES_HOME="/usr/share/elasticsearch"
+MAX_OPEN_FILES=65535
+MAX_MAP_COUNT=262144
+LOG_DIR="/var/log/elasticsearch"
+DATA_DIR="/var/lib/elasticsearch"
+WORK_DIR="/tmp/elasticsearch"
+CONF_DIR="/etc/elasticsearch"
+CONF_FILE="/etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml"
+PID_DIR="/var/run/elasticsearch"
+
+# Source the default env file
+ES_ENV_FILE="/etc/sysconfig/elasticsearch"
+if [ -f "$ES_ENV_FILE" ]; then
+    . "$ES_ENV_FILE"
+fi
+
+exec="$ES_HOME/bin/elasticsearch"
+prog="elasticsearch"
+pidfile="$PID_DIR/${prog}.pid"
+
+export ES_HEAP_SIZE
+export ES_HEAP_NEWSIZE
+export ES_DIRECT_SIZE
+export ES_JAVA_OPTS
+export JAVA_HOME
+
+lockfile=/var/lock/subsys/$prog
+
+# backwards compatibility for old config sysconfig files, pre 0.90.1
+if [ -n $USER ] && [ -z $ES_USER ] ; then
+   ES_USER=$USER
+fi
+
+checkJava() {
+    if [ -x "$JAVA_HOME/bin/java" ]; then
+        JAVA="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
+    else
+        JAVA=`which java`
+    fi
+
+    if [ ! -x "$JAVA" ]; then
+        echo "Could not find any executable java binary. Please install java in your PATH or set JAVA_HOME"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+start() {
+    checkJava
+    [ -x $exec ] || exit 5
+    [ -f $CONF_FILE ] || exit 6
+    if [ -n "$MAX_LOCKED_MEMORY" -a -z "$ES_HEAP_SIZE" ]; then
+        echo "MAX_LOCKED_MEMORY is set - ES_HEAP_SIZE must also be set"
+        return 7
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$MAX_OPEN_FILES" ]; then
+        ulimit -n $MAX_OPEN_FILES
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$MAX_LOCKED_MEMORY" ]; then
+        ulimit -l $MAX_LOCKED_MEMORY
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$MAX_MAP_COUNT" -a -f /proc/sys/vm/max_map_count ]; then
+        sysctl -q -w vm.max_map_count=$MAX_MAP_COUNT
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$WORK_DIR" ]; then
+        mkdir -p "$WORK_DIR"
+        chown "$ES_USER":"$ES_GROUP" "$WORK_DIR"
+    fi
+
+    # Ensure that the PID_DIR exists (it is cleaned at OS startup time)
+    if [ -n "$PID_DIR" ] && [ ! -e "$PID_DIR" ]; then
+        mkdir -p "$PID_DIR" && chown "$ES_USER":"$ES_GROUP" "$PID_DIR"
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$pidfile" ] && [ ! -e "$pidfile" ]; then
+        touch "$pidfile" && chown "$ES_USER":"$ES_GROUP" "$pidfile"
+    fi
+
+    echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
+    # if not running, start it up here, usually something like "daemon $exec"
+    daemon --user $ES_USER --pidfile $pidfile $exec -p $pidfile -d -Des.default.path.home=$ES_HOME -Des.default.path.logs=$LOG_DIR -Des.default.path.data=$DATA_DIR -Des.default.path.work=$WORK_DIR -Des.default.path.conf=$CONF_DIR
+    retval=$?
+    echo
+    [ $retval -eq 0 ] && touch $lockfile
+    return $retval
+}
+
+stop() {
+    echo -n $"Stopping $prog: "
+    # stop it here, often "killproc $prog"
+    killproc -p $pidfile -d 20 $prog
+    retval=$?
+    echo
+    [ $retval -eq 0 ] && rm -f $lockfile
+    return $retval
+}
+
+restart() {
+    stop
+    start
+}
+
+reload() {
+    restart
+}
+
+force_reload() {
+    restart
+}
+
+rh_status() {
+    # run checks to determine if the service is running or use generic status
+    status -p $pidfile $prog
+}
+
+rh_status_q() {
+    rh_status >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+
+case "$1" in
+    start)
+        rh_status_q && exit 0
+        $1
+        ;;
+    stop)
+        rh_status_q || exit 0
+        $1
+        ;;
+    restart)
+        $1
+        ;;
+    reload)
+        rh_status_q || exit 7
+        $1
+        ;;
+    force-reload)
+        force_reload
+        ;;
+    status)
+        rh_status
+        ;;
+    condrestart|try-restart)
+        rh_status_q || exit 0
+        restart
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|condrestart|try-restart|reload|force-reload}"
+        exit 2
+esac
+exit $?
diff --git a/templates/ubuntu-1204/initscript.erb b/templates/ubuntu-1204/initscript.erb
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# /etc/init.d/elasticsearch -- startup script for Elasticsearch
+#
+# Written by Miquel van Smoorenburg <miquels@cistron.nl>.
+# Modified for Debian GNU/Linux by Ian Murdock <imurdock@gnu.ai.mit.edu>.
+# Modified for Tomcat by Stefan Gybas <sgybas@debian.org>.
+# Modified for Tomcat6 by Thierry Carrez <thierry.carrez@ubuntu.com>.
+# Additional improvements by Jason Brittain <jason.brittain@mulesoft.com>.
+# Modified by Nicolas Huray for Elasticsearch <nicolas.huray@gmail.com>.
+#
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          elasticsearch
+# Required-Start:    $network $remote_fs $named
+# Required-Stop:     $network $remote_fs $named
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: Starts elasticsearch
+# Description:       Starts elasticsearch using start-stop-daemon
+### END INIT INFO
+
+PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin
+NAME=elasticsearch
+DESC="Elasticsearch Server"
+DEFAULT=/etc/default/$NAME
+
+if [ `id -u` -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "You need root privileges to run this script"
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+
+. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+
+if [ -r /etc/default/rcS ]; then
+        . /etc/default/rcS
+fi
+
+# The following variables can be overwritten in $DEFAULT
+
+# Run Elasticsearch as this user ID and group ID
+ES_USER=elasticsearch
+ES_GROUP=elasticsearch
+
+# The first existing directory is used for JAVA_HOME (if JAVA_HOME is not defined in $DEFAULT)
+JDK_DIRS="/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/ /usr/lib/jvm/j2sdk1.8-oracle/ /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-7-oracle-x64 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle /usr/lib/jvm/j2sdk1.7-oracle/ /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/ /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-armhf /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/ /usr/lib/jvm/default-java"
+
+# Look for the right JVM to use
+for jdir in $JDK_DIRS; do
+    if [ -r "$jdir/bin/java" -a -z "${JAVA_HOME}" ]; then
+        JAVA_HOME="$jdir"
+    fi
+done
+export JAVA_HOME
+
+# Directory where the Elasticsearch binary distribution resides
+ES_HOME=/usr/share/$NAME
+
+# Heap size defaults to 256m min, 1g max
+# Set ES_HEAP_SIZE to 50% of available RAM, but no more than 31g
+#ES_HEAP_SIZE=2g
+
+# Heap new generation
+#ES_HEAP_NEWSIZE=
+
+# max direct memory
+#ES_DIRECT_SIZE=
+
+# Additional Java OPTS
+#ES_JAVA_OPTS=
+
+# Maximum number of open files
+MAX_OPEN_FILES=65535
+
+# Maximum amount of locked memory
+#MAX_LOCKED_MEMORY=
+
+# Elasticsearch log directory
+LOG_DIR=/var/log/$NAME
+
+# Elasticsearch data directory
+DATA_DIR=/var/lib/$NAME
+
+# Elasticsearch work directory
+WORK_DIR=/tmp/$NAME
+
+# Elasticsearch configuration directory
+CONF_DIR=/etc/$NAME
+
+# Elasticsearch configuration file (elasticsearch.yml)
+CONF_FILE=$CONF_DIR/elasticsearch.yml
+
+# Maximum number of VMA (Virtual Memory Areas) a process can own
+MAX_MAP_COUNT=262144
+
+# Path to the GC log file
+#ES_GC_LOG_FILE=/var/log/elasticsearch/gc.log
+
+# Elasticsearch PID file directory
+PID_DIR="/var/run/elasticsearch"
+
+# End of variables that can be overwritten in $DEFAULT
+
+# overwrite settings from default file
+if [ -f "$DEFAULT" ]; then
+        . "$DEFAULT"
+fi
+
+# Define other required variables
+PID_FILE="$PID_DIR/$NAME.pid"
+DAEMON=$ES_HOME/bin/elasticsearch
+DAEMON_OPTS="-d -p $PID_FILE --default.config=$CONF_FILE --default.path.home=$ES_HOME --default.path.logs=$LOG_DIR --default.path.data=$DATA_DIR --default.path.work=$WORK_DIR --default.path.conf=$CONF_DIR"
+
+export ES_HEAP_SIZE
+export ES_HEAP_NEWSIZE
+export ES_DIRECT_SIZE
+export ES_JAVA_OPTS
+
+# Check DAEMON exists
+test -x $DAEMON || exit 0
+
+checkJava() {
+        if [ -x "$JAVA_HOME/bin/java" ]; then
+                JAVA="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
+        else
+                JAVA=`which java`
+        fi
+
+        if [ ! -x "$JAVA" ]; then
+                echo "Could not find any executable java binary. Please install java in your PATH or set JAVA_HOME"
+                exit 1
+        fi
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+        checkJava
+
+        if [ -n "$MAX_LOCKED_MEMORY" -a -z "$ES_HEAP_SIZE" ]; then
+                log_failure_msg "MAX_LOCKED_MEMORY is set - ES_HEAP_SIZE must also be set"
+                exit 1
+        fi
+
+        log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC"
+
+        pid=`pidofproc -p $PID_FILE elasticsearch`
+        if [ -n "$pid" ] ; then
+                log_begin_msg "Already running."
+                log_end_msg 0
+                exit 0
+        fi
+
+        # Prepare environment
+        mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR" "$DATA_DIR" "$WORK_DIR" && chown "$ES_USER":"$ES_GROUP" "$LOG_DIR" "$DATA_DIR" "$WORK_DIR"
+
+    # Ensure that the PID_DIR exists (it is cleaned at OS startup time)
+    if [ -n "$PID_DIR" ] && [ ! -e "$PID_DIR" ]; then
+        mkdir -p "$PID_DIR" && chown "$ES_USER":"$ES_GROUP" "$PID_DIR"
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$PID_FILE" ] && [ ! -e "$PID_FILE" ]; then
+        touch "$PID_FILE" && chown "$ES_USER":"$ES_GROUP" "$PID_FILE"
+    fi
+
+        if [ -n "$MAX_OPEN_FILES" ]; then
+                ulimit -n $MAX_OPEN_FILES
+        fi
+
+        if [ -n "$MAX_LOCKED_MEMORY" ]; then
+                ulimit -l $MAX_LOCKED_MEMORY
+        fi
+
+        if [ -n "$MAX_MAP_COUNT" -a -f /proc/sys/vm/max_map_count ]; then
+                sysctl -q -w vm.max_map_count=$MAX_MAP_COUNT
+        fi
+
+        # Start Daemon
+        start-stop-daemon --start -b --user "$ES_USER" -c "$ES_USER" --pidfile "$PID_FILE" --exec $DAEMON -- $DAEMON_OPTS
+        return=$?
+        if [ $return -eq 0 ]
+        then
+                i=0
+                timeout=10
+                # Wait for the process to be properly started before exiting
+                until { cat "$PID_FILE" | xargs kill -0; } >/dev/null 2>&1
+                do
+                        sleep 1
+                        i=$(($i + 1))
+                        if [ $i -gt $timeout ]; then
+                                log_end_msg 1
+                                exit 1
+                        fi
+                done
+        else
+                log_end_msg $return
+        fi
+        ;;
+  stop)
+        log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC"
+
+        if [ -f "$PID_FILE" ]; then
+                start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile "$PID_FILE" \
+                        --user "$ES_USER" \
+                        --retry=TERM/20/KILL/5 >/dev/null
+                if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
+                        log_progress_msg "$DESC is not running but pid file exists, cleaning up"
+                elif [ $? -eq 3 ]; then
+                        PID="`cat $PID_FILE`"
+                        log_failure_msg "Failed to stop $DESC (pid $PID)"
+                        exit 1
+                fi
+                rm -f "$PID_FILE"
+        else
+                log_progress_msg "(not running)"
+        fi
+        log_end_msg 0
+        ;;
+  status)
+        status_of_proc -p $PID_FILE elasticsearch elasticsearch && exit 0 || exit $?
+    ;;
+  restart|force-reload)
+        if [ -f "$PID_FILE" ]; then
+                $0 stop
+                sleep 1
+        fi
+        $0 start
+        ;;
+  *)
+        log_success_msg "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|force-reload|status}"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/templates/ubuntu-1404/initscript.erb b/templates/ubuntu-1404/initscript.erb
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# /etc/init.d/elasticsearch -- startup script for Elasticsearch
+#
+# Written by Miquel van Smoorenburg <miquels@cistron.nl>.
+# Modified for Debian GNU/Linux by Ian Murdock <imurdock@gnu.ai.mit.edu>.
+# Modified for Tomcat by Stefan Gybas <sgybas@debian.org>.
+# Modified for Tomcat6 by Thierry Carrez <thierry.carrez@ubuntu.com>.
+# Additional improvements by Jason Brittain <jason.brittain@mulesoft.com>.
+# Modified by Nicolas Huray for Elasticsearch <nicolas.huray@gmail.com>.
+#
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          elasticsearch
+# Required-Start:    $network $remote_fs $named
+# Required-Stop:     $network $remote_fs $named
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: Starts elasticsearch
+# Description:       Starts elasticsearch using start-stop-daemon
+### END INIT INFO
+
+PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin
+NAME=elasticsearch
+DESC="Elasticsearch Server"
+DEFAULT=/etc/default/$NAME
+
+if [ `id -u` -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "You need root privileges to run this script"
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+
+. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+
+if [ -r /etc/default/rcS ]; then
+        . /etc/default/rcS
+fi
+
+# The following variables can be overwritten in $DEFAULT
+
+# Run Elasticsearch as this user ID and group ID
+ES_USER=elasticsearch
+ES_GROUP=elasticsearch
+
+# The first existing directory is used for JAVA_HOME (if JAVA_HOME is not defined in $DEFAULT)
+JDK_DIRS="/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/ /usr/lib/jvm/j2sdk1.8-oracle/ /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-7-oracle-x64 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle /usr/lib/jvm/j2sdk1.7-oracle/ /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/ /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-armhf /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/ /usr/lib/jvm/default-java"
+
+# Look for the right JVM to use
+for jdir in $JDK_DIRS; do
+    if [ -r "$jdir/bin/java" -a -z "${JAVA_HOME}" ]; then
+        JAVA_HOME="$jdir"
+    fi
+done
+export JAVA_HOME
+
+# Directory where the Elasticsearch binary distribution resides
+ES_HOME=/usr/share/$NAME
+
+# Heap size defaults to 256m min, 1g max
+# Set ES_HEAP_SIZE to 50% of available RAM, but no more than 31g
+#ES_HEAP_SIZE=2g
+
+# Heap new generation
+#ES_HEAP_NEWSIZE=
+
+# max direct memory
+#ES_DIRECT_SIZE=
+
+# Additional Java OPTS
+#ES_JAVA_OPTS=
+
+# Maximum number of open files
+MAX_OPEN_FILES=65535
+
+# Maximum amount of locked memory
+#MAX_LOCKED_MEMORY=
+
+# Elasticsearch log directory
+LOG_DIR=/var/log/$NAME
+
+# Elasticsearch data directory
+DATA_DIR=/var/lib/$NAME
+
+# Elasticsearch work directory
+WORK_DIR=/tmp/$NAME
+
+# Elasticsearch configuration directory
+CONF_DIR=/etc/$NAME
+
+# Elasticsearch configuration file (elasticsearch.yml)
+CONF_FILE=$CONF_DIR/elasticsearch.yml
+
+# Maximum number of VMA (Virtual Memory Areas) a process can own
+MAX_MAP_COUNT=262144
+
+# Path to the GC log file
+#ES_GC_LOG_FILE=/var/log/elasticsearch/gc.log
+
+# Elasticsearch PID file directory
+PID_DIR="/var/run/elasticsearch"
+
+# End of variables that can be overwritten in $DEFAULT
+
+# overwrite settings from default file
+if [ -f "$DEFAULT" ]; then
+        . "$DEFAULT"
+fi
+
+# Define other required variables
+PID_FILE="$PID_DIR/$NAME.pid"
+DAEMON=$ES_HOME/bin/elasticsearch
+DAEMON_OPTS="-d -p $PID_FILE --default.config=$CONF_FILE --default.path.home=$ES_HOME --default.path.logs=$LOG_DIR --default.path.data=$DATA_DIR --default.path.work=$WORK_DIR --default.path.conf=$CONF_DIR"
+
+export ES_HEAP_SIZE
+export ES_HEAP_NEWSIZE
+export ES_DIRECT_SIZE
+export ES_JAVA_OPTS
+
+# Check DAEMON exists
+test -x $DAEMON || exit 0
+
+checkJava() {
+        if [ -x "$JAVA_HOME/bin/java" ]; then
+                JAVA="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
+        else
+                JAVA=`which java`
+        fi
+
+        if [ ! -x "$JAVA" ]; then
+                echo "Could not find any executable java binary. Please install java in your PATH or set JAVA_HOME"
+                exit 1
+        fi
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+        checkJava
+
+        if [ -n "$MAX_LOCKED_MEMORY" -a -z "$ES_HEAP_SIZE" ]; then
+                log_failure_msg "MAX_LOCKED_MEMORY is set - ES_HEAP_SIZE must also be set"
+                exit 1
+        fi
+
+        log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC"
+
+        pid=`pidofproc -p $PID_FILE elasticsearch`
+        if [ -n "$pid" ] ; then
+                log_begin_msg "Already running."
+                log_end_msg 0
+                exit 0
+        fi
+
+        # Prepare environment
+        mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR" "$DATA_DIR" "$WORK_DIR" && chown "$ES_USER":"$ES_GROUP" "$LOG_DIR" "$DATA_DIR" "$WORK_DIR"
+
+    # Ensure that the PID_DIR exists (it is cleaned at OS startup time)
+    if [ -n "$PID_DIR" ] && [ ! -e "$PID_DIR" ]; then
+        mkdir -p "$PID_DIR" && chown "$ES_USER":"$ES_GROUP" "$PID_DIR"
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$PID_FILE" ] && [ ! -e "$PID_FILE" ]; then
+        touch "$PID_FILE" && chown "$ES_USER":"$ES_GROUP" "$PID_FILE"
+    fi
+
+        if [ -n "$MAX_OPEN_FILES" ]; then
+                ulimit -n $MAX_OPEN_FILES
+        fi
+
+        if [ -n "$MAX_LOCKED_MEMORY" ]; then
+                ulimit -l $MAX_LOCKED_MEMORY
+        fi
+
+        if [ -n "$MAX_MAP_COUNT" -a -f /proc/sys/vm/max_map_count ]; then
+                sysctl -q -w vm.max_map_count=$MAX_MAP_COUNT
+        fi
+
+        # Start Daemon
+        start-stop-daemon --start -b --user "$ES_USER" -c "$ES_USER" --pidfile "$PID_FILE" --exec $DAEMON -- $DAEMON_OPTS
+        return=$?
+        if [ $return -eq 0 ]
+        then
+                i=0
+                timeout=10
+                # Wait for the process to be properly started before exiting
+                until { cat "$PID_FILE" | xargs kill -0; } >/dev/null 2>&1
+                do
+                        sleep 1
+                        i=$(($i + 1))
+                        if [ $i -gt $timeout ]; then
+                                log_end_msg 1
+                                exit 1
+                        fi
+                done
+        else
+                log_end_msg $return
+        fi
+        ;;
+  stop)
+        log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC"
+
+        if [ -f "$PID_FILE" ]; then
+                start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile "$PID_FILE" \
+                        --user "$ES_USER" \
+                        --retry=TERM/20/KILL/5 >/dev/null
+                if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
+                        log_progress_msg "$DESC is not running but pid file exists, cleaning up"
+                elif [ $? -eq 3 ]; then
+                        PID="`cat $PID_FILE`"
+                        log_failure_msg "Failed to stop $DESC (pid $PID)"
+                        exit 1
+                fi
+                rm -f "$PID_FILE"
+        else
+                log_progress_msg "(not running)"
+        fi
+        log_end_msg 0
+        ;;
+  status)
+        status_of_proc -p $PID_FILE elasticsearch elasticsearch && exit 0 || exit $?
+    ;;
+  restart|force-reload)
+        if [ -f "$PID_FILE" ]; then
+                $0 stop
+                sleep 1
+        fi
+        $0 start
+        ;;
+  *)
+        log_success_msg "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|force-reload|status}"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0