diff --git a/dictionary/dictd/dictd.init b/dictionary/dictd/dictd.init
deleted file mode 100644
index a19dd49d1..000000000
--- a/dictionary/dictd/dictd.init
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
-# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
-#
-# Filename: package/.../dictd/dictd.init
-# Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
-# Copyright (C) 1998 - 2004 Clifford Wolf
-#
-# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License. A copy of the
-# GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
-#
-
-#
-# ROCK Linux /etc/rc.d/init.d/dictd
-#
-# Desc: rfc 2229 compliant dictionary server
-# Runlevel: 90 rcX
-#
-
-main_begin
-
-    block_begin(start, `Starting dict server (dictd).')
-        check(`D_prefix/sbin/dictd --locale en_US.utf8')
-    block_end
-
-    block_begin(stop, `Stopping dict server (dictd).')
-        check(`killall -15 dictd')
-    block_end
-
-    block_begin(restart, `Restarting dict server (dictd).')
-        check(`$0 stop && $0 start')
-    block_end
-
-    block_begin(status, `Status for dictd')
-        check(`ps auxw|grep dictd')
-    block_end
-
-main_end
-
diff --git a/dictionary/dictd/dictd.sid b/dictionary/dictd/dictd.sid
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0889f0c4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dictionary/dictd/dictd.sid
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+; --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+; This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+; 
+; Filename: package/.../dictd/dictd.sid
+; Copyright (C) 2007 The OpenSDE Project
+; 
+; More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
+; 
+; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+; the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License. A copy of the
+; GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
+; --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+[general]
+desc=dictionary server (RFC 2229)
+prio=90
+run=D_sbindir/dictd
+runmode=bg
+runopt=--locale en_US.utf8