--- a/init.d/auditd	
+++ a/init.d/auditd	
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ start() {
        start_auditd
        local ret=$?
        if [ $ret -eq 0 -a "${RC_CMD}" != "restart" ]; then
-               touch /var/lock/subsys/${name}
+               touch /var/lock/${name}.lock
                loadfile "${RULEFILE_STARTUP}"
        fi
        return $ret
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ reload() {
 stop() {
        [ "${RC_CMD}" != "restart" ] && loadfile "${RULEFILE_STOP_PRE}"
        stop_auditd
-       rm -f /var/lock/subsys/${name}
+       rm -f /var/lock/${name}.lock
        local ret=$?
        [ "${RC_CMD}" != "restart" ] && loadfile "${RULEFILE_STOP_POST}"
        return $ret