diff --git a/www/webcdwriter/cdwserve.init b/www/webcdwriter/cdwserve.init
deleted file mode 100644
index ef24961c7..000000000
--- a/www/webcdwriter/cdwserve.init
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
-# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
-#
-# Filename: package/.../webcdwriter/cdwserve.init
-# Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE 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 ---
-# T2 Project /etc/rc.d/init.d/cdwserve
-#
-# Desc: The Web CD Writer server
-# Runlevel: 80
-#
-
-main_begin
-
-    block_begin(start, `Starting webCDwriter server.')
-        check(`D_sbindir/CDWserver')
-    block_end
-
-    block_begin(stop, `Stopping webCDwriter server.')
-        check(`kill -TERM D_localstatedir/run/CDWserver.pid')
-	rm -f  D_localstatedir/run/CDWserver.pid
-    block_end
-
-    block_begin(status, `Status of webCDwriter server:')
-	check(`lynx -dump http://localhost:12411')
-    block_end
-
-main_end
-
diff --git a/www/webcdwriter/webcdwriter.sid b/www/webcdwriter/webcdwriter.sid
index b5cdc729b..d154f5e25 100644
--- a/www/webcdwriter/webcdwriter.sid
+++ b/www/webcdwriter/webcdwriter.sid
@@ -15,3 +15,14 @@
 [general]
 user=cdwserve
 group=cdwserve
+desc=The Web CD Writer server
+prio=80
+run=D_sbindir/CDWserver
+runmode=bg
+
+[stop]
+check kill -TERM D_localstatedir/run/CDWserver.pid
+rm -f D_localstatedir/run/CDWserver.pid
+
+[status]
+check lynx -dump http://localhost:12411