diff --git a/sbin/dump/dump.h b/sbin/dump/dump.h
index 6053198f57e7..2c907a957389 100644
--- a/sbin/dump/dump.h
+++ b/sbin/dump/dump.h
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ void	interrupt __P((int signo));	/* in case operator bangs on console */
  *	Exit status codes
  */
 #define	X_FINOK		0	/* normal exit */
+#define	X_STARTUP	1	/* startup error */
 #define	X_REWRITE	2	/* restart writing from the check point */
 #define	X_ABORT		3	/* abort dump; don't attempt checkpointing */
 
diff --git a/sbin/dump/dumprmt.c b/sbin/dump/dumprmt.c
index 84fef1383889..f27d2143c0ab 100644
--- a/sbin/dump/dumprmt.c
+++ b/sbin/dump/dumprmt.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)dumprmt.c	8.3 (Berkeley) 4/28/95";
 #endif
 static const char rcsid[] =
-	"$Id$";
+	"$Id: dumprmt.c,v 1.11 1998/06/15 06:58:09 charnier Exp $";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -154,19 +154,19 @@ rmtgetconn()
 		if (sp == NULL) {
 			msg("%s/tcp: unknown service\n",
 			    dokerberos ? "kshell" : "shell");
-			exit(X_ABORT);
+			exit(X_STARTUP);
 		}
 		pwd = getpwuid(getuid());
 		if (pwd == NULL) {
 			msg("who are you?\n");
-			exit(X_ABORT);
+			exit(X_STARTUP);
 		}
 	}
 	if ((cp = strchr(rmtpeer, '@')) != NULL) {
 		tuser = rmtpeer;
 		*cp = '\0';
 		if (!okname(tuser))
-			exit(X_ABORT);
+			exit(X_STARTUP);
 		rmtpeer = ++cp;
 	} else
 		tuser = pwd->pw_name;
diff --git a/sbin/dump/main.c b/sbin/dump/main.c
index 1e702c58d86b..0807b5825780 100644
--- a/sbin/dump/main.c
+++ b/sbin/dump/main.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static const char copyright[] =
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)main.c	8.6 (Berkeley) 5/1/95";
 #endif
 static const char rcsid[] =
-	"$Id$";
+	"$Id: main.c,v 1.16 1998/06/15 06:58:10 charnier Exp $";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
 			 */
 			if ( ntrec > 64 ) {
 				msg("please choose a blocksize <= 64\n");
-				exit(X_ABORT);
+				exit(X_STARTUP);
 			}
 			break;
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
 			if (spcl.c_ddate < 0) {
 				(void)fprintf(stderr, "bad time \"%s\"\n",
 				    optarg);
-				exit(X_ABORT);
+				exit(X_STARTUP);
 			}
 			Tflag = 1;
 			lastlevel = '?';
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
 		case 'W':		/* what to do */
 		case 'w':
 			lastdump(ch);
-			exit(0);	/* do nothing else */
+			exit(X_FINOK);	/* do nothing else */
 
 		default:
 			usage();
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
 
 	if (argc < 1) {
 		(void)fprintf(stderr, "Must specify disk or filesystem\n");
-		exit(X_ABORT);
+		exit(X_STARTUP);
 	}
 	disk = *argv++;
 	argc--;
@@ -234,12 +234,12 @@ main(argc, argv)
 		while (argc--)
 			(void)fprintf(stderr, " %s", *argv++);
 		(void)fprintf(stderr, "\n");
-		exit(X_ABORT);
+		exit(X_STARTUP);
 	}
 	if (Tflag && uflag) {
 	        (void)fprintf(stderr,
 		    "You cannot use the T and u flags together.\n");
-		exit(X_ABORT);
+		exit(X_STARTUP);
 	}
 	if (strcmp(tape, "-") == 0) {
 		pipeout++;
@@ -272,13 +272,13 @@ main(argc, argv)
 #ifdef RDUMP
 		if (index(tape, '\n')) {
 		    (void)fprintf(stderr, "invalid characters in tape\n");
-		    exit(X_ABORT);
+		    exit(X_STARTUP);
 		}
 		if (rmthost(host) == 0)
-			exit(X_ABORT);
+			exit(X_STARTUP);
 #else
 		(void)fprintf(stderr, "remote dump not enabled\n");
-		exit(X_ABORT);
+		exit(X_STARTUP);
 #endif
 	}
 	(void)setuid(getuid()); /* rmthost() is the only reason to be setuid */
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
 
 	if ((diskfd = open(disk, O_RDONLY)) < 0) {
 		msg("Cannot open %s\n", disk);
-		exit(X_ABORT);
+		exit(X_STARTUP);
 	}
 	sync();
 	sblock = (struct fs *)sblock_buf;
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ usage()
 		"nu] [-B records] [-b blocksize] [-d density] [-f file]\n"
 		"            [-h level] [-s feet] [-T date] filesystem\n"
 		"       dump [-W | -w]\n");
-	exit(1);
+	exit(X_STARTUP);
 }
 
 /*