--- alx-src/trunk/alxconfig-ng/init.d/alxsetstate	2005/08/17 21:20:12	283
+++ alx-src/trunk/alxconfig-ng/init.d/alxsetstate	2005/08/28 19:30:25	306
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #%before:
 #%after:
 
-# $Header: /home/cvsd/alx-cvs/alx-src/alxconfig-ng/init.d/alxsetstate,v 1.7 2005-08-17 21:20:12 niro Exp $
+# $Header: /home/cvsd/alx-cvs/alx-src/alxconfig-ng/init.d/alxsetstate,v 1.8 2005-08-28 19:30:25 niro Exp $
 
 source /etc/sysconfig/rc
 source $rc_functions
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@
 	# validate current serial
 	if ! validate_serial "${ALX_SERIAL}" "${ALX_REG_DATE}" "${CUR_MAC}"
 	then
+		# abort on non valid serial
 		ALX_STATE="invalid serial"
+		echo "ALX_STATE=${ALX_STATE}" > /etc/alxconfig-ng/state/state
+		show_invalid_serial_msg
+		exit 1
 	fi
 
 	#first check if an entry exist with my serial