diff --git a/pkgs/servers/network-script/builder.sh b/pkgs/servers/network-script/builder.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3b7f2de8685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/servers/network-script/builder.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+source $stdenv/setup
+
+ensureDir $out
+
+sed -e "s^@bash\@^$bash^g" \
+    -e "s^@dhcp\@^$dhcp^g" \
+    -e "s^@nettools\@^$nettools^g" \
+    < $script > $out/$nicename
+
+chmod +x $out/$nicename
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/network-script/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/network-script/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..107cb173827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/servers/network-script/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{stdenv, bash, nettools, dhcp, key ? null}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "network-script-0.0.1";
+  server = "network";
+  nicename = "networking";
+  builder = ./builder.sh ;
+  inherit bash nettools dhcp;
+  script = [./network];
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/network-script/network b/pkgs/servers/network-script/network
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..0536d4ef035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/servers/network-script/network
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!@bash@/bin/bash
+#
+# Dummy init file for network, hacketyhack!
+#
+# chkconfig: 2345 55 25
+# description: OpenSSH server daemon
+#
+# processname: sshd
+
+# source function library
+#. @initscripts@/etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
+
+# pull in sysconfig settings
+#[ -f /etc/sysconfig/sshd ] && . /etc/sysconfig/sshd
+
+RETVAL=0
+prog="network"
+
+start()
+{
+	# just do networking
+	echo -n $"Starting $prog:"
+	@dhcp@/sbin/dhclient
+}
+
+stop()
+{
+	echo -n $"Stopping $prog:"
+}
+
+reload()
+{
+	start
+	stop
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+	start)
+		start
+		;;
+	stop)
+		stop
+		;;
+	restart)
+		stop
+		start
+		;;
+	reload)
+		reload
+		;;
+	status)
+		echo "all OK"
+		;;
+	*)
+		echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|reload|status}"
+		RETVAL=1
+esac
+exit $RETVAL
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/builder.sh b/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/builder.sh
index bd7894d4931..4969616a352 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/builder.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ sed -e "s^@bash\@^$bash^g" \
     -e "s^@sshd\@^$ssh^g" \
     -e "s^@initscripts\@^$initscripts^g" \
     -e "s^@coreutils\@^$coreutils^g" \
-    < $script > $out/control
+    < $script > $out/$nicename
 
-chmod +x $out/control
+chmod +x $out/$nicename
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/default.nix
index 1133ba150bd..a681a6b76c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "ssh-script-0.0.1";
+  nicename = "sshd";
   server = "ssh";
   builder = ./builder.sh ;
   inherit bash ssh initscripts coreutils;
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/builder.sh b/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/builder.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a4aa01aa4c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/builder.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+source $stdenv/setup
+
+ensureDir $out
+
+sed -e "s^@bash\@^$bash^g" \
+    -e "s^@syslog\@^$syslog^g" \
+    -e "s^@nicename\@^$nicename^g" \
+    < $script > $out/$nicename
+
+chmod +x $out/$nicename
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..937aef9de4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{stdenv, bash, syslog}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "syslog-script-0.0.1";
+  server = "syslog";
+  nicename = "syslog";
+  builder = ./builder.sh ;
+  inherit bash syslog;
+  script = [./syslog];
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/syslog b/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/syslog
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..fc06c8f1d55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/syslog
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!@bash@/bin/bash
+#
+# Dummy init file for syslog, hacketyhack!
+#
+# chkconfig: 2345 55 25
+# description: OpenSSH server daemon
+#
+# processname: sshd
+
+# source function library
+#. @initscripts@/etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
+
+# pull in sysconfig settings
+#[ -f /etc/sysconfig/sshd ] && . /etc/sysconfig/sshd
+
+RETVAL=0
+prog=@nicename@
+
+start()
+{
+	# just do networking
+	echo -n $"Starting $prog:"
+	@syslog@/usr/sbin/syslogd
+	@syslog@/usr/sbin/klogd
+}
+
+stop()
+{
+	echo -n $"Stopping $prog:"
+}
+
+reload()
+{
+	start
+	stop
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+	start)
+		start
+		;;
+	stop)
+		stop
+		;;
+	restart)
+		stop
+		start
+		;;
+	reload)
+		reload
+		;;
+	status)
+		echo "all OK"
+		;;
+	*)
+		echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|reload|status}"
+		RETVAL=1
+esac
+exit $RETVAL