diff --git a/base/sysfiles/etc_rc.d_functions-ansi.in.txt b/base/sysfiles/etc_rc.d_functions-ansi.in.txt
index ca8b00241..d408662d8 100644
--- a/base/sysfiles/etc_rc.d_functions-ansi.in.txt
+++ b/base/sysfiles/etc_rc.d_functions-ansi.in.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
-# Filename: package/.../sysfiles/etc_rc.d_functions.in.txt
+# Filename: package/.../sysfiles/etc_rc.d_functions-ansi.in.txt
 # Copyright (C) 2006 - 2008 The OpenSDE Project
 #
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
@@ -68,16 +68,3 @@ status()
 		$ECHO "$BELL$COLOR_FAILURE$ART_FAILURE$COLOR_NORMAL"
 	fi
 }
-
-check()
-{
-	$* || error=$?
-}
-
-action()
-{
-	title "$1"
-	shift
-	$* || error=$?
-	status
-}
diff --git a/base/sysfiles/etc_rc.d_functions.in.txt b/base/sysfiles/etc_rc.d_functions.in.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4e26faf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/sysfiles/etc_rc.d_functions.in.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+#
+# Filename: package/.../sysfiles/etc_rc.d_functions.in.txt
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2008 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 ---
+
+if [ -z "$NOCOLOR" ]; then
+	# assuming this terminal supports ANSI escape sequences
+	#
+	. /etc/rc.d/functions-ansi.in
+else
+	# if not, use plain text
+	#
+
+	banner()
+	{
+		echo "$*"
+	}
+
+	title()
+	{
+		echo -n "$* ..."
+		error=0
+	}
+
+	status()
+	{
+		if [ ${1:-$error} -eq 0 ]; then
+			echo " OK"
+		else
+			echo " FAIL"
+		fi
+	}
+fi
+
+# flow functions don't change
+#
+check()
+{
+	$* || error=$?
+}
+
+action()
+{
+	title "$1"
+	shift
+	$* || error=$?
+	status
+}
+