diff --git a/init/atboot.pl b/init/atboot.pl
index 843a5cc39..9fe2a0c53 100755
--- a/init/atboot.pl
+++ b/init/atboot.pl
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ $< == 0 || die "atboot.pl must be run as root";
 if ($init_mode eq "osx") {
 	# Darwin System
 	&enable_at_boot("webmin", "Webmin administration server",
-			"$config_directory/start >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null",
-			"$config_directory/stop");
+			"$config_directory/.start-init >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null",
+			"$config_directory/.stop-init");
 	}
 elsif ($init_mode eq "local") {
 	# Add to the boot time rc script
 	$lref = &read_file_lines($config{'local_script'});
 	for($i=0; $i<@$lref && $lref->[$i] !~ /^exit\s/; $i++) { }
-	splice(@$lref, $i, 0, "$config_directory/start >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null # Start $ucproduct");
+	splice(@$lref, $i, 0, "$config_directory/.start-init >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null # Start $ucproduct");
 	&flush_file_lines();
 	}
 elsif ($init_mode eq "init") {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ elsif ($init_mode eq "init") {
 		&print_tempfile(ACTION, "case \"\$1\" in\n");
 
 		&print_tempfile(ACTION, "'start')\n");
-		&print_tempfile(ACTION, "\t$config_directory/start >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null\n");
+		&print_tempfile(ACTION, "\t$config_directory/.start-init >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null\n");
 		&print_tempfile(ACTION, "\tRETVAL=\$?\n");
 		if ($config{'subsys'}) {
 			&print_tempfile(ACTION, "\tif [ \"\$RETVAL\" = \"0\" ]; then\n");
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ elsif ($init_mode eq "init") {
 		&print_tempfile(ACTION, "\t;;\n");
 
 		&print_tempfile(ACTION, "'stop')\n");
-		&print_tempfile(ACTION, "\t$config_directory/stop\n");
+		&print_tempfile(ACTION, "\t$config_directory/.stop-init\n");
 		&print_tempfile(ACTION, "\tRETVAL=\$?\n");
 		if ($config{'subsys'}) {
 			&print_tempfile(ACTION, "\tif [ \"\$RETVAL\" = \"0\" ]; then\n");
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ elsif ($init_mode eq "init") {
 		&print_tempfile(ACTION, "\t;;\n");
 
 		&print_tempfile(ACTION, "'restart')\n");
-		&print_tempfile(ACTION, "\t$config_directory/stop ; $config_directory/start\n");
+		&print_tempfile(ACTION, "\t$config_directory/.stop-init ; $config_directory/.start-init\n");
 		&print_tempfile(ACTION, "\tRETVAL=\$?\n");
 		&print_tempfile(ACTION, "\t;;\n");
 
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ elsif ($init_mode eq "systemd") {
 	&enable_at_boot(
 	     $product,
 	     "$ucproduct server daemon",
-	     "$config_directory/start-init",
-	     "$config_directory/stop-init",
+	     "$config_directory/.start-init",
+	     "$config_directory/.stop-init",
 	     undef,
 	       { 'pidfile'  => $var_directory."/miniserv.pid",
 	         'opts' => {
@@ -136,16 +136,17 @@ elsif ($init_mode eq "systemd") {
 	}
 elsif ($init_mode eq "rc" || $init_mode eq "upstart") {
 	# Create RC or upstart script
-	&enable_at_boot($product, $ucproduct, "$config_directory/start",
-			"$config_directory/stop",
-			undef,
-			{ 'fork' => 1,
-			  'pidfile' => $var_directory."/miniserv.pid" });
+	&enable_at_boot($product, $ucproduct,
+	     "$config_directory/.start-init",
+	     "$config_directory/.stop-init",
+	     undef,
+	     { 'fork' => 1,
+	       'pidfile' => $var_directory."/miniserv.pid" });
 	}
 elsif ($init_mode eq "launchd") {
 	# Create launchd script
 	&create_launchd_agent(&launchd_name($product),
-		"$config_directory/start --nofork", 1);
+		"$config_directory/.start-init --nofork", 1);
 	}
 
 $config{'atboot_product'} = $product;
diff --git a/makerpm.pl b/makerpm.pl
index b1f8a297a..82c1a75cb 100755
--- a/makerpm.pl
+++ b/makerpm.pl
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ if [ "\$1" = 0 ]; then
 		# has taken it's place. Run uninstalls and stop the server
 		(cd /usr/libexec/webmin ; WEBMIN_CONFIG=/etc/webmin WEBMIN_VAR=/var/webmin LANG= /usr/libexec/webmin/run-uninstalls.pl) >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null
 		/etc/webmin/stop >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null
-		/etc/webmin/stop-init --kill >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null
+		/etc/webmin/.stop-init --kill >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null
 	fi
 fi
 /bin/true
diff --git a/setup.pl b/setup.pl
index f0164b60a..4f013cbc8 100755
--- a/setup.pl
+++ b/setup.pl
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ else {
 	# Re-generating main	
 	
 	# Start main
-	open(START, ">$config_directory/start-init");
+	open(START, ">$config_directory/.start-init");
 	print START "#!/bin/sh\n";
 	print START "echo Starting Webmin server in $wadir\n";
 	print START "trap '' 1\n";
@@ -537,10 +537,10 @@ else {
 		print START "exec '$wadir/miniserv.pl' $config_directory/miniserv.conf\n";
 		}
 	close(START);
-	$start_cmd = "$config_directory/start-init";
+	$start_cmd = "$config_directory/start";
 
 	# Stop main
-	open(STOP, ">$config_directory/stop-init");
+	open(STOP, ">$config_directory/.stop-init");
 	print STOP "#!/bin/sh\n";
 	print STOP "if [ \"\$1\" = \"--kill\" ]; then\n";
 	print STOP "  echo Force stopping Webmin server in $wadir\n";
@@ -565,32 +565,32 @@ else {
 	close(STOP);
 
 	# Restart main
-	open(RESTART, ">$config_directory/restart-init");
+	open(RESTART, ">$config_directory/.restart-init");
 	print RESTART "#!/bin/sh\n";
-	print RESTART "$config_directory/stop-init\n";
-	print RESTART "$config_directory/start-init\n";
+	print RESTART "$config_directory/.stop-init\n";
+	print RESTART "$config_directory/.start-init\n";
 	close(RESTART);
 	
 	# Force reload main
-	open(FRELOAD, ">$config_directory/restart-by-force-kill-init");
+	open(FRELOAD, ">$config_directory/.restart-by-force-kill-init");
 	print FRELOAD "#!/bin/sh\n";
-	print FRELOAD "$config_directory/stop-init --kill\n";
-	print FRELOAD "$config_directory/start-init\n";
+	print FRELOAD "$config_directory/.stop-init --kill\n";
+	print FRELOAD "$config_directory/.start-init\n";
 	close(FRELOAD);
 
 	# Reload main
-	open(RELOAD, ">$config_directory/reload-init");
+	open(RELOAD, ">$config_directory/.reload-init");
 	print RELOAD "#!/bin/sh\n";
 	print RELOAD "echo Reloading Webmin server in $wadir\n";
 	print RELOAD "pidfile=\`grep \"^pidfile=\" $config_directory/miniserv.conf | sed -e 's/pidfile=//g'\`\n";
 	print RELOAD "kill -USR1 \`cat \$pidfile\`\n";
 	close(RELOAD);
 
-	chmod(0755, "$config_directory/start-init");
-	chmod(0755, "$config_directory/stop-init");
-	chmod(0755, "$config_directory/restart-init");
-	chmod(0755, "$config_directory/restart-by-force-kill-init");
-	chmod(0755, "$config_directory/reload-init");
+	chmod(0755, "$config_directory/.start-init");
+	chmod(0755, "$config_directory/.stop-init");
+	chmod(0755, "$config_directory/.restart-init");
+	chmod(0755, "$config_directory/.restart-by-force-kill-init");
+	chmod(0755, "$config_directory/.reload-init");
 
 	# Re-generating supplementary
 
@@ -603,15 +603,15 @@ else {
 
 	# Create symlinks
 	# Start init.d
-	symlink("$config_directory/start-init", "$config_directory/start");
+	symlink("$config_directory/.start-init", "$config_directory/start");
 	# Stop init.d
-	symlink("$config_directory/stop-init", "$config_directory/stop");
+	symlink("$config_directory/.stop-init", "$config_directory/stop");
 	# Restart init.d
-	symlink("$config_directory/restart-init", "$config_directory/restart");
+	symlink("$config_directory/.restart-init", "$config_directory/restart");
 	# Force reload init.d
-	symlink("$config_directory/restart-by-force-kill-init", "$config_directory/restart-by-force-kill");
+	symlink("$config_directory/.restart-by-force-kill-init", "$config_directory/restart-by-force-kill");
 	# Reload init.d
-	symlink("$config_directory/reload-init", "$config_directory/reload");
+	symlink("$config_directory/.reload-init", "$config_directory/reload");
 
 	# For systemd
 	my $systemctlcmd = `which systemctl`;
@@ -642,14 +642,14 @@ else {
 
 		# Force reload systemd
 		open(FRELOADD, ">$config_directory/restart-by-force-kill");
-		print FRELOADD "$config_directory/stop-init --kill >/dev/null 2>&1\n";
+		print FRELOADD "$config_directory/.stop-init --kill >/dev/null 2>&1\n";
 		print FRELOADD "$systemctlcmd stop webmin\n";
 		print FRELOADD "$systemctlcmd start webmin\n";
 		close(FRELOADD);
 
 		# Reload systemd
 		open(RELOADD, ">$config_directory/reload");
-		print RELOADD "$config_directory/reload-init >/dev/null 2>&1\n";
+		print RELOADD "$config_directory/.reload-init >/dev/null 2>&1\n";
 		close(RELOADD);
 
 		chmod(0755, "$config_directory/start");
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 8aedd1048..dd6cf0a6a 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -603,61 +603,61 @@ if [ "$noperlpath" = "" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Re-generating main
-rm -f $config_dir/stop-init $config_dir/start-init $config_dir/restart-init $config_dir/restart-by-force-kill-init $config_dir/reload-init
+rm -f $config_dir/.stop-init $config_dir/.start-init $config_dir/.restart-init $config_dir/.restart-by-force-kill-init $config_dir/.reload-init
 echo "Creating start and stop init scripts.."
 # Start main
-echo "#!/bin/sh" >>$config_dir/start-init
-echo "echo Starting Webmin server in $wadir" >>$config_dir/start-init
-echo "trap '' 1" >>$config_dir/start-init
-echo "LANG=" >>$config_dir/start-init
-echo "export LANG" >>$config_dir/start-init
-echo "unset PERLIO" >>$config_dir/start-init
-echo "export PERLIO" >>$config_dir/start-init
-echo "PERLLIB=$PERLLIB" >>$config_dir/start-init
-echo "export PERLLIB" >>$config_dir/start-init
+echo "#!/bin/sh" >>$config_dir/.start-init
+echo "echo Starting Webmin server in $wadir" >>$config_dir/.start-init
+echo "trap '' 1" >>$config_dir/.start-init
+echo "LANG=" >>$config_dir/.start-init
+echo "export LANG" >>$config_dir/.start-init
+echo "unset PERLIO" >>$config_dir/.start-init
+echo "export PERLIO" >>$config_dir/.start-init
+echo "PERLLIB=$PERLLIB" >>$config_dir/.start-init
+echo "export PERLLIB" >>$config_dir/.start-init
 uname -a | grep -i 'HP/*UX' >/dev/null
 if [ $? = "0" ]; then
-	echo "exec '$wadir/miniserv.pl' \$* $config_dir/miniserv.conf &" >>$config_dir/start-init
+	echo "exec '$wadir/miniserv.pl' \$* $config_dir/miniserv.conf &" >>$config_dir/.start-init
 else
-	echo "exec '$wadir/miniserv.pl' \$* $config_dir/miniserv.conf" >>$config_dir/start-init
+	echo "exec '$wadir/miniserv.pl' \$* $config_dir/miniserv.conf" >>$config_dir/.start-init
 fi
 # Stop main
-echo "#!/bin/sh" >>$config_dir/stop-init
-echo "if [ \"\$1\" = \"--kill\" ]; then" >>$config_dir/stop-init
-echo "  echo Force stopping Webmin server in $wadir" >>$config_dir/stop-init
-echo "else" >>$config_dir/stop-init
-echo "  echo Stopping Webmin server in $wadir" >>$config_dir/stop-init
-echo "fi" >>$config_dir/stop-init
-echo "pidfile=\`grep \"^pidfile=\" $config_dir/miniserv.conf | sed -e 's/pidfile=//g'\`" >>$config_dir/stop-init
-echo "pid=\`cat \$pidfile\` 2>/dev/null" >>$config_dir/stop-init
-echo "if [ \"\$pid\" != \"\" ]; then" >>$config_dir/stop-init
-echo "  kill \$pid || exit 1" >>$config_dir/stop-init
-echo "  touch $var_dir/stop-flag" >>$config_dir/stop-init
-echo "  if [ \"\$1\" = \"--kill\" ]; then" >>$config_dir/stop-init
-echo "    sleep 1" >>$config_dir/stop-init
-echo "    ((ps axf | grep \"webmin\/miniserv\.pl\" | awk '{print \"kill -9 -- -\" \$1}' | bash) || kill -9 -- -\$pid || kill -9 \$pid) 2>/dev/null" >>$config_dir/stop-init
-echo "  fi" >>$config_dir/stop-init
-echo "  exit 0" >>$config_dir/stop-init
-echo "else" >>$config_dir/stop-init
-echo "  if [ \"\$1\" = \"--kill\" ]; then" >>$config_dir/stop-init
-echo "    (ps axf | grep \"webmin\/miniserv\.pl\" | awk '{print \"kill -9 -- -\" \$1}' | bash) 2>/dev/null" >>$config_dir/stop-init
-echo "  fi" >>$config_dir/stop-init
-echo "fi" >>$config_dir/stop-init
+echo "#!/bin/sh" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
+echo "if [ \"\$1\" = \"--kill\" ]; then" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
+echo "  echo Force stopping Webmin server in $wadir" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
+echo "else" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
+echo "  echo Stopping Webmin server in $wadir" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
+echo "fi" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
+echo "pidfile=\`grep \"^pidfile=\" $config_dir/miniserv.conf | sed -e 's/pidfile=//g'\`" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
+echo "pid=\`cat \$pidfile\` 2>/dev/null" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
+echo "if [ \"\$pid\" != \"\" ]; then" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
+echo "  kill \$pid || exit 1" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
+echo "  touch $var_dir/stop-flag" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
+echo "  if [ \"\$1\" = \"--kill\" ]; then" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
+echo "    sleep 1" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
+echo "    ((ps axf | grep \"webmin\/miniserv\.pl\" | awk '{print \"kill -9 -- -\" \$1}' | bash) || kill -9 -- -\$pid || kill -9 \$pid) 2>/dev/null" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
+echo "  fi" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
+echo "  exit 0" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
+echo "else" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
+echo "  if [ \"\$1\" = \"--kill\" ]; then" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
+echo "    (ps axf | grep \"webmin\/miniserv\.pl\" | awk '{print \"kill -9 -- -\" \$1}' | bash) 2>/dev/null" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
+echo "  fi" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
+echo "fi" >>$config_dir/.stop-init
 # Restart main
-echo "#!/bin/sh" >>$config_dir/restart-init
-echo "$config_dir/stop-init" >>$config_dir/restart-init
-echo "$config_dir/start-init" >>$config_dir/restart-init
+echo "#!/bin/sh" >>$config_dir/.restart-init
+echo "$config_dir/.stop-init" >>$config_dir/.restart-init
+echo "$config_dir/.start-init" >>$config_dir/.restart-init
 # Force reload main
-echo "#!/bin/sh" >>$config_dir/restart-by-force-kill-init
-echo "$config_dir/stop-init --kill" >>$config_dir/restart-by-force-kill-init
-echo "$config_dir/start-init" >>$config_dir/restart-by-force-kill-init
+echo "#!/bin/sh" >>$config_dir/.restart-by-force-kill-init
+echo "$config_dir/.stop-init --kill" >>$config_dir/.restart-by-force-kill-init
+echo "$config_dir/.start-init" >>$config_dir/.restart-by-force-kill-init
 # Reload main
-echo "#!/bin/sh" >>$config_dir/reload-init
-echo "echo Reloading Webmin server in $wadir" >>$config_dir/reload-init
-echo "pidfile=\`grep \"^pidfile=\" $config_dir/miniserv.conf | sed -e 's/pidfile=//g'\`" >>$config_dir/reload-init
-echo "kill -USR1 \`cat \$pidfile\`" >>$config_dir/reload-init
+echo "#!/bin/sh" >>$config_dir/.reload-init
+echo "echo Reloading Webmin server in $wadir" >>$config_dir/.reload-init
+echo "pidfile=\`grep \"^pidfile=\" $config_dir/miniserv.conf | sed -e 's/pidfile=//g'\`" >>$config_dir/.reload-init
+echo "kill -USR1 \`cat \$pidfile\`" >>$config_dir/.reload-init
 
-chmod 755 $config_dir/stop-init $config_dir/start-init $config_dir/restart-init $config_dir/restart-by-force-kill-init $config_dir/reload-init
+chmod 755 $config_dir/.stop-init $config_dir/.start-init $config_dir/.restart-init $config_dir/.restart-by-force-kill-init $config_dir/.reload-init
 echo "..done"
 echo ""
 
@@ -667,15 +667,15 @@ echo ""
 rm -f $config_dir/stop $config_dir/start $config_dir/restart $config_dir/restart-by-force-kill $config_dir/reload
 
 # Start init.d
-ln -s $config_dir/start-init $config_dir/start >/dev/null 2>&1
+ln -s $config_dir/.start-init $config_dir/start >/dev/null 2>&1
 # Stop init.d
-ln -s $config_dir/stop-init $config_dir/stop >/dev/null 2>&1
+ln -s $config_dir/.stop-init $config_dir/stop >/dev/null 2>&1
 # Restart init.d
-ln -s $config_dir/restart-init $config_dir/restart >/dev/null 2>&1
+ln -s $config_dir/.restart-init $config_dir/restart >/dev/null 2>&1
 # Force reload init.d
-ln -s $config_dir/restart-by-force-kill-init $config_dir/restart-by-force-kill >/dev/null 2>&1
+ln -s $config_dir/.restart-by-force-kill-init $config_dir/restart-by-force-kill >/dev/null 2>&1
 # Reload init.d
-ln -s $config_dir/reload-init $config_dir/reload >/dev/null 2>&1
+ln -s $config_dir/.reload-init $config_dir/reload >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 # For systemd create different start/stop scripts
 systemctlcmd=`which systemctl` >/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -694,12 +694,12 @@ if [ -x "$systemctlcmd" ]; then
 	echo "$systemctlcmd restart webmin" >>$config_dir/restart
 	# Force reload systemd
 	echo "#!/bin/sh" >>$config_dir/restart-by-force-kill
-	echo "$config_dir/stop-init --kill >/dev/null 2>&1" >>$config_dir/restart-by-force-kill
+	echo "$config_dir/.stop-init --kill >/dev/null 2>&1" >>$config_dir/restart-by-force-kill
 	echo "$systemctlcmd stop webmin" >>$config_dir/restart-by-force-kill
 	echo "$systemctlcmd start webmin" >>$config_dir/restart-by-force-kill
 	# Reload systemd
 	echo "#!/bin/sh" >>$config_dir/reload
-	echo "$config_dir/reload-init >/dev/null 2>&1" >>$config_dir/reload
+	echo "$config_dir/.reload-init >/dev/null 2>&1" >>$config_dir/reload
 
 	# Fix existing systemd webmin.service file to update start and stop commands
 	(cd "$wadir/init" ; WEBMIN_CONFIG=$config_dir WEBMIN_VAR=$var_dir "$wadir/init/updateboot.pl" "webmin")
diff --git a/webmin-init b/webmin-init
index 05ed7acea..5957a3f84 100755
--- a/webmin-init
+++ b/webmin-init
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ DESC="web-based administration interface for Unix systems"
 NAME=Webmin
 PIDFILE=/var/webmin/miniserv.pid
 SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/webmin
-START=/etc/webmin/start-init
-STOP=/etc/webmin/stop-init
-RELOAD=/etc/webmin/reload-init
-FORCERELOAD=/etc/webmin/restart-by-force-kill-init
+START=/etc/webmin/.start-init
+STOP=/etc/webmin/.stop-init
+FORCERESTART=/etc/webmin/.restart-by-force-kill-init
+RELOAD=/etc/webmin/.reload-init
 LOCKFILE=/var/lock/subsys/webmin
 CONFFILE=/etc/webmin/miniserv.conf
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ restart)
 	RETVAL=$?
 	;;
 restart-by-force-kill)
-	$FORCERELOAD
+	$FORCERESTART
 	RETVAL=$?
 	;;
 reload|force-reload)
diff --git a/webmin-systemd b/webmin-systemd
index 08e595600..fad208d31 100755
--- a/webmin-systemd
+++ b/webmin-systemd
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ Description=Webmin server daemon
 After=syslog.target
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/etc/webmin/start-init
-ExecStop=/etc/webmin/stop-init
+ExecStart=/etc/webmin/.start-init
+ExecStop=/etc/webmin/.stop-init
 PIDFile=/var/webmin/miniserv.pid
 Type=forking
 KillMode=none