--- bareos-dir.orig	2017-08-16 16:07:37.049664000 -0500
+++ bareos-dir	2017-08-17 09:44:56.801804000 -0500
@@ -30,10 +30,28 @@
 command=/usr/local/sbin/bareos-dir
 command_args="-c ${bareos_dir_config}"
 pidfile="${bareos_dir_pidfile}"
+bconsole_command=/usr/local/bin/bconsole
 start_precmd="bareos_start_precmd"
+restart_precmd="bareos_dir_configtest"
+reload_precmd="bareos_dir_configtest"
+reload_cmd="bareos_dir_reload"
+configtest_cmd="bareos_dir_configtest"
 
 bareos_start_precmd() {
 	[ -d "${pidfile%/*}" ] || install -d -o bareos -g bareos ${pidfile%/*}
+	bareos_dir_configtest
 }
 
+bareos_dir_configtest() {
+	echo "Performing sanity check on ${bareos_dir_config} configuration:"
+	eval ${command} -t
+}
+
+bareos_dir_reload() {
+	echo "Performing a graceful reload"
+	# bconsole always exits with 0, so we can't check the return status for success.
+	echo "reload" | ${bconsole_command}
+}
+
+extra_commands="reload configtest"
 run_rc_command "$1"