Oops, also note that for stop you might want to do a -k and then a -d, AOLserver sometimes doesn't stop on -d alone. (or better do -d and then -k).
stop
Shoot, I should read my own script. Just remove the line:
touch /tmp/running_svc
That is a debug command I stuck in there and forgot to remove. The lock file is where it is supposed to be.