diff --git a/gui-libs/display-manager-init/files/display-manager.initd b/gui-libs/display-manager-init/files/display-manager.initd
index e650df9600e..092754d234a 100644
--- a/gui-libs/display-manager-init/files/display-manager.initd
+++ b/gui-libs/display-manager-init/files/display-manager.initd
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Copyright 1999-2020 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, v2
 
+retry="TERM/5/TERM/5"
 # This is here to serve as a note to myself, and future developers.
 #
 # Any Display manager (gdm,kdm,xdm) has the following problem:  if
@@ -59,83 +60,77 @@ setup_dm() {
 	local MY_XDM
 
 	MY_XDM=$(echo "${DISPLAYMANAGER}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-
-	NAME=
 	case "${MY_XDM}" in
 		kdm|kde)
-			# Load our root path from profile.env
-			# Needed for kdm
-			PATH=${PATH}:$(. /etc/profile.env; echo "${ROOTPATH}")
-			EXE=/usr/bin/kdm
-			PIDFILE=/run/kdm.pid
+			command=/usr/bin/kdm
+			pidfile=/run/kdm.pid
 			;;
 		entrance*)
-			EXE=/usr/sbin/entrance
-			PIDFILE=/run/entrance.pid
+			command=/usr/sbin/entrance
+			pidfile=/run/entrance.pid
 			;;
 		gdm|gnome)
 			# gdm-3 and above has different paths
 			if [ -f /usr/sbin/gdm ]; then
-				EXE=/usr/sbin/gdm
-				PIDFILE=/run/gdm/gdm.pid
-				START_STOP_ARGS="--background"
-				AUTOCLEAN_CGROUP="yes"
+				command=/usr/sbin/gdm
+				pidfile=/run/gdm/gdm.pid
+				start_stop_daemon_args="--background"
 			else
-				EXE=/usr/bin/gdm
-				PIDFILE=/run/gdm.pid
+				command=/usr/bin/gdm
+				pidfile=/run/gdm.pid
 			fi
-			[ "${RC_UNAME}" != "Linux" ] && NAME=gdm-binary
+			[ "${RC_UNAME}" != "Linux" ] && name=gdm-binary
 			;;
 		greetd)
-			EXE=/usr/bin/greetd
-			PIDFILE=/run/greetd.pid
-			START_STOP_ARGS="-m --background"
+			command=/usr/bin/greetd
+			command_background=yes
+			pidfile=/run/greetd.pid
 			;;
 		wdm)
-			EXE=/usr/bin/wdm
-			PIDFILE=
+			command=/usr/bin/wdm
 			;;
 		gpe)
-			EXE=/usr/bin/gpe-dm
-			PIDFILE=/run/gpe-dm.pid
+			command=/usr/bin/gpe-dm
+			pidfile=/run/gpe-dm.pid
 			;;
 		lxdm)
-			EXE=/usr/sbin/lxdm-binary
-			PIDFILE=/run/lxdm.pid
-			START_STOP_ARGS="--background"
+			command=/usr/sbin/lxdm-binary
+			pidfile=/run/lxdm.pid
+			start_stop_daemon_args="--background"
 			;;
 		lightdm)
-			EXE=/usr/sbin/lightdm
-			PIDFILE=/run/lightdm.pid
-			START_STOP_ARGS="--background"
+			command=/usr/sbin/lightdm
+			pidfile=/run/lightdm.pid
+			start_stop_daemon_args="--background"
 			;;
 		sddm)
-			EXE="/usr/bin/sddm"
-			START_STOP_ARGS="-m --background"
-			PIDFILE=/run/sddm.pid
+			command="/usr/bin/sddm"
+			command_background=yes
+			pidfile=/run/sddm.pid
 			;;
 		*)
 			# first find out if there is such executable
-			EXE="$(command -v ${MY_XDM} 2>/dev/null)"
-			PIDFILE="/run/${MY_XDM}.pid"
+			command="$(command -v ${MY_XDM} 2>/dev/null)"
+			pidfile="/run/${MY_XDM}.pid"
 
 			# warn user that they are doing sick things if the exe was not found
 			if [ -z "${EXE}" ]; then
-				echo "ERROR: Your XDM value is invalid."
-				echo "  No ${MY_XDM} executable could be found on your system."
+				eerror "ERROR: Your XDM value is invalid."
+				eerror "  No ${MY_XDM} executable could be found on your system."
 			fi
 			;;
 	esac
 
-	if ! [ -x "${EXE}" ]; then
-		EXE=/usr/bin/xdm
-		PIDFILE=/run/xdm.pid
+	if ! [ -x "${command}" ]; then
+		command=/usr/bin/xdm
+		pidfile=/run/xdm.pid
 		if ! [ -x "/usr/bin/xdm" ]; then
-			echo "ERROR: Please set your DISPLAYMANAGER variable in /etc/conf.d/xdm,"
-			echo "	or install x11-apps/xdm package"
-			eend 255
+			eerror "ERROR: Please set your DISPLAYMANAGER variable in /etc/conf.d/xdm,"
+			eerror "	or install the x11-apps/xdm package"
+			return 1
 		fi
 	fi
+	return 0
 }
 
 # Check to see if something is defined on our VT
@@ -147,48 +142,33 @@ vtstatic() {
 	else
 		return 1
 	fi
+	return
 }
 
-start() {
-	local EXE NAME PIDFILE AUTOCLEAN_CGROUP
-	setup_dm
+start_pre() {
+	setup_dm || return
 
 	if [ -f /run/.nogui ]; then
-		einfo "Skipping ${EXE##*/}, /run/.nogui found or 'nogui' bootparam passed."
+		einfo "Skipping ${command##*/}, /run/.nogui found or 'nogui' bootparam passed."
 		rm /run/.nogui
-		return 0
+		return 1
 	fi
 
-	ebegin "Setting up ${EXE##*/}"
-
-	# save the prefered DM
-	save_options "service" "${EXE}"
-	save_options "name"    "${NAME}"
-	save_options "pidfile" "${PIDFILE}"
-	save_options "start_stop_args" "${START_STOP_ARGS}"
-	save_options "autoclean_cgroup" "${AUTOCLEAN_CGROUP:-no}"
-
-	if [ -n "${CHECKVT-y}" ] ; then
-		if vtstatic "${CHECKVT:-7}" ; then
-			if [ -x /sbin/telinit ] && [ "${SOFTLEVEL}" != "BOOT" ] && [ "${RC_SOFTLEVEL}" != "BOOT" ]; then
-				ewarn "Something is already defined on VT ${CHECKVT:-7}, will start X later"
-				telinit a >/dev/null 2>&1
-				return 0
-			else
-				eerror "Something is already defined on VT ${CHECKVT:-7}, not starting"
-				return 1
-			fi
+	if vtstatic "${CHECKVT:-7}" ; then
+		if [ -x /sbin/telinit ] && [ "${SOFTLEVEL}" != "BOOT" ] && [ "${RC_SOFTLEVEL}" != "BOOT" ]; then
+			ewarn "Something is already defined on VT ${CHECKVT:-7}, will start X later"
+			telinit a >/dev/null 2>&1
+			return 0
+		else
+			eerror "Something is already defined on VT ${CHECKVT:-7}, not starting"
+			return 1
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	/usr/bin/startDM
-	eend 0
+	return 0
 }
 
-stop() {
-	local curvt retval
-
-	retval=0
+stop_pre() {
 	if [ -t 0 ]; then
 		if type fgconsole >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 			curvt=$(fgconsole 2>/dev/null)
@@ -200,24 +180,10 @@ stop() {
 			esac
 		fi
 	fi
-	local myexe myname mypidfile myservice
-	myexe=$(get_options "service")
-	myname=$(get_options "name")
-	mypidfile=$(get_options "pidfile")
-	myservice=${myexe##*/}
-	yesno "${rc_cgroup_cleanup:-no}" || rc_cgroup_cleanup=$(get_options "autoclean_cgroup")
-
-	[ -z "${myexe}" ] && return 0
-
-	ebegin "Stopping ${myservice}"
-
-	if start-stop-daemon --quiet --test --stop --exec "${myexe}" 2>/dev/null; then
-		start-stop-daemon --stop --exec "${myexe}" --retry TERM/5/TERM/5 \
-			"${mypidfile:+--pidfile}" "${mypidfile}" \
-			"${myname:+--name}" "${myname}"
-		retval=${?}
-	fi
+	return
+}
 
+stop_post() {
 	# switch back to original vt
 	if [ -n "${curvt}" ]; then
 		if type chvt >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -226,9 +192,7 @@ stop() {
 			vidcontrol -s "$((curvt + 1))"
 		fi
 	fi
-
-	eend ${retval} "Error stopping ${myservice}"
-	return ${retval}
+	return
 }
 
 # vim: set ts=4 :
diff --git a/gui-libs/display-manager-init/files/startDM b/gui-libs/display-manager-init/files/startDM
index 976d1dd2d56..43dcf3c84b3 100644
--- a/gui-libs/display-manager-init/files/startDM
+++ b/gui-libs/display-manager-init/files/startDM
@@ -14,16 +14,6 @@ if [ ! -d /run/openrc ]; then
 	eerror "$0 should only be used on OpenRC systems"
 fi
 
-. /lib/rc/sh/functions.sh
-
-export RC_SVCNAME=display-manager
-EXEC="$(get_options service)"
-NAME="$(get_options name)"
-PIDFILE="$(get_options pidfile)"
-START_STOP_ARGS="$(get_options start_stop_args)"
-
-start-stop-daemon --start --exec "${EXEC}" \
-"${NAME:+--name}" "${NAME}" "${PIDFILE:+--pidfile}" "${PIDFILE}" ${START_STOP_ARGS} || \
-eerror "ERROR: could not start the Display Manager"
+rc-service display-manager start
 
 # vim:ts=4