diff --git a/conf/type/__jail/explorer/basepresent b/conf/type/__jail/explorer/basepresent
index 7c21fc08..aa155b03 100755
--- a/conf/type/__jail/explorer/basepresent
+++ b/conf/type/__jail/explorer/basepresent
@@ -21,22 +21,28 @@
 # See if the jailbase.tgz or /usr/jail/base dir exists
 #
 
+# Debug
+#exec >&2
+#set -x
+
 name="base:jailbase.tgz"
-exists=0
+out=""
 
 save_IFS="$IFS"
 IFS=":"
 for cur in $name; do
     if [ -e "/usr/jail/$cur" ]; then
-        echo -n "$cur:"
-        let exists="$exists+1" 2>&1 >&-
+        out="${out}:${cur}"
     fi
 done
 IFS="$save_IFS"
 
-if [ "$exists" -eq "0" ]; then
+if [ -z "$out" ]; then
     echo "NONE"
 else
-    echo "$exists"
+    echo "${out}"
 fi
 
+# Debug
+#set +x
+
diff --git a/conf/type/__jail/explorer/present b/conf/type/__jail/explorer/present
index 9338fd56..a1f44302 100755
--- a/conf/type/__jail/explorer/present
+++ b/conf/type/__jail/explorer/present
@@ -21,11 +21,17 @@
 # See if the requested jail exists
 #
 
+# Debug
+#exec >&2
+#set -x
+
 if [ -f "$__object/parameter/name" ]; then
    name="$(cat "$__object/parameter/name")"
 else
    name=$__object_id
 fi
 
-[ -d "/usr/jail/$name" ] && echo "EXISTS"
+[ -d "/usr/jail/$name" ] && echo "EXISTS" || echo "NOTEXIST"
+
+#set +x
 
diff --git a/conf/type/__jail/explorer/status b/conf/type/__jail/explorer/status
index 3fe22adc..5f95f406 100755
--- a/conf/type/__jail/explorer/status
+++ b/conf/type/__jail/explorer/status
@@ -21,12 +21,24 @@
 # See if the requested jail is started
 #
 
+# Debug
+#exec >&2
+#set -x
+
 if [ -f "$__object/parameter/name" ]; then
    name="$(cat "$__object/parameter/name")"
 else
-   name=$__object_id
+   name="$__object_id"
 fi
 
-jls_output=$(jls | grep "[ 	]\/usr\/jail\/$name\$")
-[ -n "$jls_output" ] && echo "STARTED"
+jls_output="$(jls | grep "[ ^I]\/usr\/jail\/${name}\$")" || true
+
+if [ -n "${jls_output}" ]; then
+   echo "STARTED"
+else
+   echo "NOTSTART"
+fi
+
+# Debug
+#set +x
 
diff --git a/conf/type/__jail/gencode-remote b/conf/type/__jail/gencode-remote
index 37aa8d56..3dfec9ad 100755
--- a/conf/type/__jail/gencode-remote
+++ b/conf/type/__jail/gencode-remote
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ state="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
 if [ -f "$__object/parameter/started" ]; then
    started="$(cat "$__object/parameter/started")"
 else
-   started="true"
+   if [ ! "$state" = "present" ]; then
+      started="false"
+   else
+      started="true"
+   fi
 fi
 
 if [ -f "$__object/parameter/ip" ]; then
@@ -100,45 +104,71 @@ fi
 
 stopJail() {
 # Check $status before issuing command
-   [ "$status" = "STARTED" ] && echo "/etc/rc.d/jail stop ${name}"
+   if [ "$status" = "STARTED" ]; then
+      echo "/etc/rc.d/jail stop ${name}"
+   fi
 }
 
 startJail() {
 # Check $status before issuing command
-   [ ! "$status" = "STARTED" ] && echo "/etc/rc.d/jail start ${name}"
+   if [ "$status" = "NOTSTART" ]; then
+      echo "/etc/rc.d/jail start ${name}"
+   fi
 }
 
 deleteJail() {
+# Unmount the jail's mountpoints if necessary
+   cat <<EOF
+      output="\$(mount | grep "\/${name}\/dev")" || true
+      if [ -n "\${output}" ]; then # /dev is still mounted...jail still running?
+         /etc/rc.d/jail stop "${name}"
+      fi
+      output="\$(mount | grep "\/rw\/${name}\/")" || true
+      if [ -n "\${output}" ]; then # >=1 rw mount is mounted still
+         for DIR in "${output}"; do
+            umount -F "/etc/fstab.${name}" "\$(echo "${DIR}" | awk '{print $3}')"
+         done
+      fi
+      output="\$(mount | grep "\/${name} (")" || true
+      if [ -n "\${output}" ]; then # ro mount is mounted still
+         umount -F "/etc/fstab.${name}" "\$(echo "${output}" | awk '{print $3}')"
+      fi
+EOF
 # Remove the jail's rw mountpoints
-   echo "rm -rf /usr/jail/rw/${name}"
-# Remove the jail's fstab
-   echo "rm -f /etc/fstab.${name}"
+   echo "rm -rf \"/usr/jail/rw/${name}\""
 # Remove the jail directory
-   echo "rm -rf /usr/jail/${name}"
+   echo "rm -rf \"/usr/jail/${name}\""
+# Remove the jail's fstab
+   echo "rm -f \"/etc/fstab.${name}\""
 # Remove jail_$name_* lines from rc.conf
-   echo <<-EOF
+   cat <<EOF
       sed -i '.bak' "/^jail_${name}_/d" /etc/rc.conf
+      if [ -f "/etc/rc.conf.bak" ]; then
+         rm -f /etc/rc.conf.bak
+      fi
 EOF
 # Remove " $name " from jail_list if it's there
-   echo <<-EOF
-      eval $(grep '^jail_list=' /etc/rc.conf)
+   cat <<EOF
+      eval \$(grep '^jail_list=' /etc/rc.conf)
 
-      for JAIL in ${jail_list}; do
-         if [ ! "${JAIL}" = "${name}" ]; then
-            new_list="${new_list} ${JAIL}"
+      for JAIL in \${jail_list}; do
+         if [ ! "\${JAIL}" = "${name}" ]; then
+            new_list="\${new_list} \${JAIL}"
          fi
       done
-      jail_list="${new_list}"
+      jail_list="\${new_list}"
       
-      sed -i '.bak' "s/^jail_list=\".*\"/jail_list=\"${jail_list}\"/" /etc/rc.conf
+      sed -i '.bak' "s/^jail_list=\".*\"/jail_list=\"\${jail_list}\"/" /etc/rc.conf
       unset jail_list
-      rm -f /etc/rc.conf.bak
+      if [ -f "/etc/rc.conf.bak" ]; then
+         rm -f /etc/rc.conf.bak
+      fi
 EOF
 }
 
 createJail() {
 # Create the jail directory
-echo <<-EOF
+cat <<EOF
    mkdir -p ${jaildir}/${name}
    if [ ! -d "${jaildir}/base" ]; then
       mkdir "${jaildir}/base"
@@ -157,73 +187,88 @@ echo <<-EOF
    cp -r ${jaildir}/base/etc/* "${jaildir}/rw/${name}/etc/"
    mkdir "${jaildir}/rw/${name}/local"
    mkdir "${jaildir}/rw/${name}/db"
-   if [ -d "${jaildir}/base/var/db" ]; then
+   if [ -n "\$(ls ${jaildir}/base/var/db)" ]; then
       cp -r ${jaildir}/base/var/db/* "${jaildir}/rw/${name}/db/"
    fi
    mkdir "${jaildir}/rw/${name}/home"
-   if [ -d "${jaildir}/base/usr/home" ]; then
+   if [ -n "\$(ls ${jaildir}/base/usr/home)" ]; then
       cp -r ${jaildir}/base/usr/home/* "${jaildir}/rw/${name}/home/"
    fi
    mkdir "${jaildir}/rw/${name}/tmp"
 EOF
 
 # Create the ro+rw mountpoint entries in fstab
-echo <<-EOF
-	echo >/etc/fstab.${name} <<-END
-		/usr/jail/base			/usr/jail/${name}		nullfs	ro	0 0
-		/usr/jail/rw/${name}/etc	/usr/jail/${name}/etc		nullfs	rw	0 0
-		/usr/jail/rw/${name}/local	/usr/jail/${name}/usr/local	nullfs	rw	0 0
-		/usr/jail/rw/${name}/db		/usr/jail/${name}/var/db	nullfs	rw	0 0
-		/usr/jail/rw/${name}/home	/usr/jail/${name}/usr/home	nullfs	rw	0 0
-		/usr/jail/rw/${name}/tmp	/usr/jail/${name}/var/tmp	nullfs	rw	0 0
-	END
+cat <<EOF
+   cat >/etc/fstab.${name} <<END
+/usr/jail/base			/usr/jail/${name}		nullfs	ro	0 0
+/usr/jail/rw/${name}/etc	/usr/jail/${name}/etc		nullfs	rw	0 0
+/usr/jail/rw/${name}/local	/usr/jail/${name}/usr/local	nullfs	rw	0 0
+/usr/jail/rw/${name}/db		/usr/jail/${name}/var/db	nullfs	rw	0 0
+/usr/jail/rw/${name}/home	/usr/jail/${name}/usr/home	nullfs	rw	0 0
+/usr/jail/rw/${name}/tmp	/usr/jail/${name}/var/tmp	nullfs	rw	0 0
+END
 EOF
 
 # Add the jail_$name_* lines to rc.conf
-echo <<-EOF
-	echo >>/etc/rc.conf <<-END
-		jail_${name}_rootdir="${jaildir}/${name}"
-		jail_${name}_hostname="${hostname}"
-		jail_${name}_ip="${ip}"
-		jail_${name}_devfs_enable="${devfsenable}"
-		jail_${name}_mount_enable="YES"
-		jail_${name}_fstab="/etc/fstab.$name"
-	END
+cat <<EOF
+   cat >>/etc/rc.conf <<END
+jail_${name}_rootdir="${jaildir}/${name}"
+jail_${name}_hostname="${hostname}"
+jail_${name}_ip="${ip}"
+jail_${name}_devfs_enable="${devfsenable}"
+jail_${name}_mount_enable="YES"
+jail_${name}_fstab="/etc/fstab.$name"
+END
 EOF
 
 if [ -n "$interface" ]; then
-   echo <<-EOF
-	echo >>/etc/rc.conf <<-END
-		jail_${name}_interface="${interface}"
-	END
+   cat <<EOF
+   cat >>/etc/rc.conf <<END
+jail_${name}_interface="${interface}"
+END
 EOF
 fi
 
 if [ "$devfsenable" = "true" ]; then
-   echo <<-EOF
-	echo >>/etc/rc.conf <<-END
-		jail_${name}_devfs_ruleset="$devfsruleset"
-	END
+   cat <<EOF
+   cat >>/etc/rc.conf <<END
+jail_${name}_devfs_ruleset="${devfsruleset}"
+END
+   if [ "${devfsruleset}" = "jailrules" ]; then   # The default ruleset is to be used
+      if [ -z "\$(grep '\[jailrules=' /etc/devfs.rules)" ]; then   # The default ruleset doesn't exist
+         # Get the highest-numbered ruleset
+	 highest="\$(sed -n 's/\[.*=\([0-9]*\)\]/\1/pg' /etc/devfs.rules | sort -u | tail -n 1)" || true
+         # increment by 1
+         let num="\${highest}+1" 2>&- >&-
+         # add default ruleset
+         cat >>/etc/devfs.rules <<END
+
+[jailrules=\${num}]
+add include \\\$devfsrules_hide_all
+add include \\\$devfsrules_unhide_basic
+add include \\\$devfsrules_unhide_login
+END
+      fi
+   fi
 EOF
 fi
 
 # Add $name to jail_list if $onboot=true
 if [ "$onboot" = "true" ]; then
-   echo <<-EOF
-      eval $(grep '^jail_list=' /etc/rc.conf)
-      jail_list="${jail_list} ${name}"
-      sed -i '.bak' "s/^jail_list=\".*\"/jail_list=\"${jail_list}\"/" /etc/rc.conf
+   cat <<EOF
+      eval \$(grep '^jail_list=' /etc/rc.conf)
+      jail_list="\${jail_list} ${name}"
+      sed -i '.bak' "s/^jail_list=\".*\"/jail_list=\"\${jail_list}\"/" /etc/rc.conf
       unset jail_list
       rm -f /etc/rc.conf.bak
 EOF
 fi
 
 # Add the normal entries into the jail's rc.conf
-echo "echo hostname=\"${hostname}\"" >>"${jaildir}/rw/${name}/etc/rc.conf"
-echo 'echo sendmail_enable=\"NONE\"' >>"${jaildir}/rw/${name}/etc/rc.conf"
-echo 'echo syslogd_enable=\"YES\"' >>"${jaildir}/rw/${name}/etc/rc.conf"
-echo 'echo syslogd_flags=\"-ss\"' >>"${jaildir}/rw/${name}/etc/rc.conf"
-
+echo "echo hostname=\"${hostname}\" >>\"${jaildir}/rw/${name}/etc/rc.conf\""
+echo "echo sendmail_enable=\"NONE\" >>\"${jaildir}/rw/${name}/etc/rc.conf\""
+echo "echo syslogd_enable=\"YES\" >>\"${jaildir}/rw/${name}/etc/rc.conf\""
+echo "echo syslogd_flags=\"-ss\" >>\"${jaildir}/rw/${name}/etc/rc.conf\""
 }
 
 if [ "$present" = "EXISTS" ]; then   # The jail currently exists