This is an odd question, but it is bothering me.

I have a RHEL 6 server I just installed, and configured DHCP. When I start the dhcpd service I get the following:

[root@nswcpddhcp dhcp]# service dhcpd restart
Shutting down dhcpd: dhcpd
Starting dhcpd: dhcpd


But I expect to see:

[root@nswcpddhcp dhcp]# service dhcpd restart
Shutting down dhcpd: dhcpd [OK]
Starting dhcpd: dhcpd [OK]

It is impossible to know when it fails to restart since it never shows the [FAILED] or [OK] status.

Does anyone have any idea why this is not showing? Just in case it matters, I am logged into the system via ssh.

To be clear, the service is starting and functioning fine. I am just wondering why [OK] is not showing when restarting the service.

Most likely explanation is that whoever wrote the init.d script didn't bother echoing "[OK]" when it starts.

Definitely worth reading the script indicated - should be just bash, so you can modify if reqd.
Of course your changes may be wiped on the next update, so keep a backup

Change the BOOTUP variable in /etc/sysconfig/init from verbose to color.

# color => new RH6.0 bootup
# verbose => old-style bootup
# anything else => new style bootup without ANSI colors or positioning
BOOTUP=color