 add 127.0.0.1/8 label lo dev lo
      ip link set lo up
      evaluate_retval

      log_info_msg "Setting hostname to ${HOSTNAME}..."
      hostname ${HOSTNAME}
      evaluate_retval
      ;;

   stop)
      log_info_msg "Bringing down the loopback interface..."
      ip link set lo down
      evaluate_retval
      ;;

   restart)
      ${0} stop
      sleep 1
      ${0} start
      ;;

   status)
      echo "Hostname is: $(hostname)"
      ip link show lo
      ;;

   *)
      echo "Usage: ${0} {start|st