gistfile1.txt

diff --git a/debian/aurora-executor.thermos.init b/debian/aurora-executor.thermos.init
index 24a59d2..3a62cb9 100755
--- a/debian/aurora-executor.thermos.init
+++ b/debian/aurora-executor.thermos.init
@@ -35,15 +35,18 @@ fi

 [ -r /etc/default/thermos ] && . /etc/default/thermos

-ARGS="--root=/var/run/thermos
+ARGS="--mesos-root=${MESOS_ROOT:-/var/lib/mesos}
       --port=${OBSERVER_PORT:-1338}
-      --log_to_disk=NONE
-      --log_to_stderr=google:INFO"
+      --app_daemonize
+      --app_pidfile=$PIDFILE
+      --log_simple
+      --log_dir=/var/log/aurora
+      --log_to_disk=google:INFO"

 case "$1" in
   start)
     log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
-    mkdir -p /var/run/thermos
+    mkdir -p /var/log/aurora
     start_daemon -p $PIDFILE $DAEMON $ARGS
     log_end_msg $?
     ;;

gistfile2.txt

diff --git a/debian/aurora-scheduler.init b/debian/aurora-scheduler.init
index 59b200f..3d97797 100755
--- a/debian/aurora-scheduler.init
+++ b/debian/aurora-scheduler.init
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ export JAVA_OPTS GLOG_v LIBPROCESS_PORT LIBPROCESS_IP
 case "$1" in
   start)
     log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
-    start_daemon -p $PIDFILE $DAEMON $ARGS
+    start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --oknodo --pidfile $PIDFILE \
+                      --background --make-pidfile --exec $DAEMON -- $ARGS
     log_end_msg $?
     ;;
   stop)