[chef] service resource on ubuntu

[Brian Connolly < >]

Hello, 

I have a few custom init scripts that I would like to configure using chef.  It is unclear what the service resource does when you attempt to control the service. 

[NOTE: I am using chef-solo ]

If we assume that the service script is already installed and the recipe states

service "sample" do
  action [ :stop]
end

What actually happens?  Does chef just execute "/etc/init.d/sample stop" or does the behavior depend on how the resource is configured (ie if I specified a start_command, etc)?

If no other configuration is specified except what is given above, how does chef attempt to shut down the service? 

Thank you, 

Brian Connolly 

Other Information 
 - OS version= Ubuntu 9.10
 - Chef version = 0.8.16