SysV init script problem

[logiconcepts819]

Hi,

I'm trying to get an initialization script to work with the service program, and for some strange reason, I cannot get the desired program (in this case Timidity in daemon mode) to start successfully. However, when I execute the script directly, Timidity starts successfully. Here is /etc/init.d/timidity:

#!/bin/bash
#
# Startup script for the TiMidity++ ALSA sequencer interface
#
# chkconfig: 2345 20 65
# description:  TiMidity is a MIDI to WAVE converter and player that uses Gravis
#		Ultrasound(tm) or SoundFont(tm) patch files to generate digital
#		audio data from general MIDI files.
#
# processname: timidity
# config: /etc/sysconfig/timidity
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: timidity
# Should-Start: alsa
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Short-Description: MIDI to WAVE converter and player
# Description: TiMidity is a MIDI to WAVE converter and player that uses Gravis
#               Ultrasound(tm) or SoundFont(tm) patch files to generate digital
#               audio data from general MIDI files.
### END INIT INFO

# Source function library.
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

# Get config.
. /etc/sysconfig/timidity

[ -x /usr/bin/timidity ] || exit 0

OPTIONS="-iADq -Os"
RETVAL=0

# See how we were called.
case "$1" in
  start)
	echo "Starting TiMidity++ ALSA sequencer interface:"
	if [ ! -f /var/lock/subsys/timidity ]; then
	
		# Parse options
		if [[ "$BUFNUM" =~ "[0-9]+" ]] && [[ "$BUFSIZE" =~ "[0-9]+" ]]; then
			OPTIONS="${OPTIONS} --buffer-fragments=${BUFNUM},${BUFSIZE}"
		fi
		[[ "$SAMPLERATE" =~ "[0-9]+" ]] && OPTIONS="$OPTIONS --sampling-freq=$SAMPLERATE"
		[ "$ANTIALIAS" = "true" ] && OPTIONS="$OPTIONS --anti-alias"
		[[ "$PRIORITY" =~ "[0-9]+" ]] && OPTIONS="$OPTIONS --realtime-priority=$PRIORITY"
		[ -n "$EXTRA_OPTIONS" ] && OPTIONS="$OPTIONS $EXTRA_OPTIONS"
		
		daemon timidity $OPTIONS
		RETVAL=$?
		[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/timidity
	else
		failure
	fi
	echo
	;;

  stop)
	echo "Shutting down TiMidity++ ALSA sequencer interface:"
	if [ -f /var/lock/subsys/timidity ]; then
		killproc timidity
		RETVAL=$?
		[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/timidity
	else
		failure
	fi
	echo
	;;

  status)
	status timidity
	RETVAL=$?
	;;

  reload)
	killproc -HUP timidity
	RETVAL=$?
	;;

  restart)
	$0 stop
	$0 start
	RETVAL=$?
	;;

  *)
	echo "Usage: %s {start|stop|status|reload|restart}\n" "$0"
	exit 1
esac

exit $RETVAL

and here is /etc/sysconfig/timidity, if you're curious:

# Number of buffers, and buffer size in 2^n
BUFNUM=2
BUFSIZE=10

# Sampling rate, default is 44100
SAMPLERATE=22050

# Antialias = "true" enhances sound quality
ANTIALIAS=false

# PRIORITY is the realtime priority. For more detail, see
# manpage sched_setscheduler(2), the part talking about SCHED_FIFO.
# this number is 0-100 inclusive.
#PRIORITY=10

# Any extra timidity options please go here
#EXTRA_OPTIONS=

This is the output I received when I attempted both methods of starting Timidity:

[root@gateway_nx570xl ~]# /sbin/service timidity start
Starting TiMidity++ ALSA sequencer interface:
*** PULSEAUDIO: Unable to connect: Connection refused
Can't open pcm device 'default'.
Couldn't open ALSA pcm device (`s')
                                                           [FAILED]
[root@gateway_nx570xl ~]# /etc/init.d/timidity start
Starting TiMidity++ ALSA sequencer interface:
TiMidity starting in ALSA server mode
Opening sequencer port: 128:0 128:1 128:2 128:3
                                                           [  OK  ]

This situation seems quite bizarre. Any suggestions on why this happens?