def _service_is_sysv(name):
    '''
    A System-V style service will have a control script in
    /etc/init.d. We make sure to skip over symbolic links that point
    to Upstart's /lib/init/upstart-job, and anything that isn't an
    executable, like README or skeleton.
    '''
    script = '/etc/init.d/{0}'.format(name)
    return not _service_is_upstart(name) and os.access(script, os.X_OK)