diff --git a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_console b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_console
index 21eeff5..597174c 100755
--- a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_console
+++ b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_console
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ pidfile="/var/run/albatross_console.pid"
 procname="/usr/local/libexec/albatross/vmmd_console"
 
 albatross_console_start () {
+    echo "Starting ${name}."
     /usr/sbin/daemon -S -p "${pidfile}" -u "${albatross_console_user}" \
 		     "${procname}" ${albatross_console_flags}
 }
diff --git a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_daemon b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_daemon
index 44d4f53..f1a85e0 100755
--- a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_daemon
+++ b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_daemon
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ albatross_daemon_precmd() {
 }
 
 albatross_daemon_start () {
+    echo "Starting ${name}."
     /usr/sbin/daemon -S -p "${pidfile}" "${procname}" \
                      ${albatross_daemon_flags}
 }
diff --git a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_influx b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_influx
index eba847a..b01b2c3 100755
--- a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_influx
+++ b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_influx
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ rcvar=${name}_enable
 desc="Albatross influx service"
 load_rc_config $name
 start_cmd="albatross_influx_start"
+start_precmd="albatross_influx_precmd"
+
 
 : ${albatross_influx_enable:="NO"}
 : ${albatross_influx_flags:=""}
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ albatross_influx_precmd() {
 }
 
 albatross_influx_start () {
+    echo "Starting ${name}."
     /usr/sbin/daemon -S -p "${pidfile}" -u "${albatross_influx_user}" \
 		     "${procname}" ${albatross_influx_flags}
 }
diff --git a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_log b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_log
index b8d8eb3..f090831 100755
--- a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_log
+++ b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_log
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ albatross_log_precmd () {
 }
 
 albatross_log_start () {
+    echo "Starting ${name}."
     /usr/sbin/daemon -S -p "${pidfile}" -u "${albatross_log_user}" \
 		     "${procname}" ${albatross_log_flags}
 }
diff --git a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_stat b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_stat
index c460a87..8c2bfb3 100755
--- a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_stat
+++ b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_stat
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ pidfile="/var/run/albatross_stat.pid"
 procname="/usr/local/libexec/albatross/vmmd_stats"
 
 albatross_stat_start () {
+    echo "Starting ${name}."
     /usr/sbin/daemon -S -p "${pidfile}" -u "${albatross_stat_user}" \
 		     "${procname}" ${albatross_stat_flags}
 }
diff --git a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_tls b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_tls
index e736089..60a1125 100755
--- a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_tls
+++ b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_tls
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ rcvar=${name}_enable
 desc="Albatross tls service"
 load_rc_config $name
 start_cmd="albatross_tls_start"
+start_precmd="albatross_tls_precmd"
+
 
 : ${albatross_tls_enable:="NO"}
 : ${albatross_tls_flags:=""}
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ albatross_tls_precmd() {
 }
 
 albatross_tls_start () {
+    echo "Starting ${name}."
     /usr/sbin/daemon -S -p "${pidfile}" -u "${albatross_tls_user}" \
 		     "${procname}" ${albatross_tls_flags}
 }
diff --git a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_x b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_x
index c1af803..d1c9b98 100755
--- a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_x
+++ b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_x
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ extra_commands="status"
 albatross_x_start () {
     case $1 in
 	_ALL)
+            echo "Starting albatross VMs: ${albatross_x_vms}."
 	    for _vm in $albatross_x_vms; do
 		eval _create_args=\"\$albatross_x_args_${_vm}\"
 		/usr/local/sbin/vmmc_local create $_vm $_create_args
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ albatross_x_start () {
 	    return
 	    ;;
     esac
+    echo "Starting albatross VMs: ${@}."
     for _vm in $@; do
 	eval _create_args=\"\$albatross_x_args_${_vm}\"
 	/usr/local/sbin/vmmc_local create $_vm $_create_args
@@ -53,10 +55,12 @@ albatross_x_start () {
 albatross_x_stop () {
     case $1 in
 	_ALL)
+            echo "Stopping albatross VMs: ${albatross_x_vms}."
 	    for _vm in $albatross_x_vms
 	    do /usr/local/sbin/vmmc_local destroy $_vm; done
 	    return
     esac
+    echo "Stopping albatross VMs: ${@}."
     for _vm in $@
     do /usr/local/sbin/vmmc_local destroy $_vm; done
 }