diff --git a/Shorewall2/changelog.txt b/Shorewall2/changelog.txt
index bac12070d..4abf1bfbe 100644
--- a/Shorewall2/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall2/changelog.txt
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ Changes since 2.0.0
 11) Replace 'subnet' with 'network' in the code
 
 12) Fix item 10 above :-(
+
+13) Replace good code with crap to satisfy 'ash'.
diff --git a/Shorewall2/functions b/Shorewall2/functions
index bb41d01e2..b8c6a3af4 100755
--- a/Shorewall2/functions
+++ b/Shorewall2/functions
@@ -534,8 +534,8 @@ if_match() # $1 = Name in interfaces file - may end in "+"
     local pattern=${1%+}
     local interface=${2%+}
 
-    test  "x${interface:0:${#pattern}}" = "x${pattern}"
-    
+#   test  "x${interface:0:${#pattern}}" = "x${pattern}"
+    test  "x$(echo ${interface} | cut -b -${#pattern} )" = "x${pattern}"
 }
 
 #
diff --git a/Shorewall2/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall2/releasenotes.txt
index d936d9bd5..d428c06d0 100755
--- a/Shorewall2/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall2/releasenotes.txt
@@ -13,12 +13,10 @@ Problems Corrected since 2.0.0
 3) Thanks to Sean Mathews, a long-standing problem with Proxy ARP and
    IPSEC has been corrected. Thanks Sean!!!
 
-Problems Corrected since 2.0.1 RC1
+Problems Corrected since 2.0.1 RC2
 
-1) Although the release notes listed a set of new options available in
-   the /etc/shorewall/hosts file, those options were not accepted.
-
-2) The 'nobogons' interface option didn't work.
+1) A problem which caused "shorewall start" to fail when using a
+   light-weight shell such as 'ash' has been corrected.
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 Issues when migrating from Shorewall 2.0.0 to Shorewall 2.0.1: