--- daemon/hald.i.old	2005-12-21 16:14:35.000000000 +0100
+++ daemon/hald.i	2005-12-21 16:15:37.000000000 +0100
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
 	rm /var/run/hal/pid &> /dev/null
 	
 	# We have to probe what version it is, they use diffrent arguments.
-	/usr/sbin/hald --help 2>&1 | /bin/grep retain-privileges &> /dev/null
-	if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
+	if /usr/sbin/hald --help 2>&1 | /bin/grep -q retain-privileges ]; then
 	    exec /usr/sbin/hald --daemon=no --retain-privileges &> /dev/null
 	else
 	    exec /usr/sbin/hald --daemon=no --drop-privileges &> /dev/null