diff --git a/startstop.build.sh b/startstop.build.sh
index 210f1ca..5e94bcc 100755
--- a/startstop.build.sh
+++ b/startstop.build.sh
@@ -147,6 +147,42 @@ srv_generic_status() {
   fi
 }
 
+srv_generic_okfail() {
+  local fail
+  fail=0
+  if [[ -s "\${PGIDFILE}" ]]; then
+    local pgid
+    read -a pgid < "\${PGIDFILE}"
+    local pids
+    pids=\$(pgrep -g \${pgid}||true)
+    if [[ -n \${pids} ]]; then
+      ps -f --no-headers --pid \${pids}>/dev/null||true
+      fail=\$?
+    else
+      fail=1
+    fi
+    if [[ \$fail != 0 ]]; then
+       echo "FAIL \${srv} processs group \${pgid} has no running processes for \${PGIDFILE}"
+    else
+       echo "OK \${srv}"
+    fi
+  else
+    if [[ -s "\${PIDFILE}" ]]; then
+      local pid
+      read -a pid < "\${PIDFILE}"
+      ps -f --pid \${pid} --ppid \${pid}>/dev/null||true
+      fail=\$?
+    else
+      fail=1
+    fi
+    if [[ \$fail != 0 ]]; then
+       echo "FAIL \${srv} no pgid or pid file found: \${PGIDFILE} \${PIDFILE}"
+    else
+       echo "OK \${srv}"
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
 srv_generic_stop() {
   if [[ -s "\${PGIDFILE}" ]]; then
     local pgid
@@ -193,7 +229,7 @@ if [[ \${srv} = 'all' ]]; then
   fi
 
   for srv in \${_srv[@]}; do
-    echo "### ./startstop.sh \${cmd} \${srv}"
+    # echo "### ./startstop.sh \${cmd} \${srv}"
     "${PROJECT}"/startstop.sh \${cmd} \${srv} || echo "RET: $?"
   done
   exit