Added a library for getting console side. Will incorporate into JIRA script if it works well on Linux.
All functions appear to work correctly
Removed .py file extension as this is not required for an init script
all output is now captured and redirected to stdout on error
Made style adjustments for pep8 compliance
Monkey-patch check_output
Tested and functioning on test server with Python 2.6
Checks if start and stop scripts exist before attempting execution, should help eleviate misconfiguration errors.
Updated README.md to reflect current repo.
Credited edufelipe on github.com for check_output monkey patch code