diff --git a/conf.d/._cfg0000_bitlbee b/conf.d/._cfg0000_bitlbee
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf.d/._cfg0000_bitlbee
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+# Bitlbee options (see /usr/sbin/bitlbee -h)
+BITLBEE_OPTS="-F"
+
+# By default, the bitlbee init script will attempt to stop
+# all bitlbee-owned processes, including per-client forks.
+# Setting this to "no" tells the init script to only
+# stop the main bitlbee process.
+BITLBEE_STOP_ALL="yes"
diff --git a/init.d/._cfg0000_bitlbee b/init.d/._cfg0000_bitlbee
new file mode 100755
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/init.d/._cfg0000_bitlbee
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+#!/sbin/runscript
+# Copyright 1999-2014 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, v2 or
+# later
+# $Id$
+
+DAEMON=/usr/sbin/bitlbee
+PIDFILE=/var/run/bitlbee/bitlbee.pid
+
+depend() {
+	need logger net
+}
+
+start () {
+	ebegin "Starting bitlbee"
+	checkpath -d -m 0755 -o bitlbee:bitlbee $(dirname ${PIDFILE})
+	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
+		-u bitlbee:bitlbee --exec ${DAEMON} --pidfile ${PIDFILE} \
+		-- -P ${PIDFILE} ${BITLBEE_OPTS}
+	eend $?
+}
+
+stop() {
+	ebegin "Stopping bitlbee"
+	local pidfile=
+	yesno ${BITLBEE_STOP_ALL:-YES} ||
+		pidfile="--pidfile ${PIDFILE}"
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet ${pidfile} -u bitlbee:bitlbee
+	eend $?
+}
+