It says fixed but I don't think it's fixed. I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 with Puppet 2.7.10 and still having this problem.
I also filed Puppet bug #12773: Service Status detection does not always work properly on Ubuntu in https://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12773
See also forum thread: puppet service status checks - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1865856
It says fixed but I don't think it's fixed. I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 with Puppet 2.7.10 and still having this problem.
I also filed Puppet bug #12773: Service Status detection does not always work properly on Ubuntu in https:/ /projects. puppetlabs. com/issues/ 12773
See also forum thread: puppet service status checks - http:// ubuntuforums. org/showthread. php?t=1865856