service apache24 reload

Hello,

apache24 runs in a jail.
service apache24 reload doesn't work?

1a.
[root@jail_www ft]$ service apache24 restart
Performing sanity check on apache24 configuration:
Syntax OK
Stopping apache24.
Waiting for PIDS: 2604.
Performing sanity check on apache24 configuration:
Syntax OK
Starting apache24.

1b.
[root@jail_www ft]$  service -v apache24 status
apache24 is located in /usr/local/etc/rc.d
apache24 is running as pid 41542.

2a.
[root@jail_www ft]$  service apache24 reload
Performing sanity check on apache24 configuration:
Syntax OK
Performing sanity check on apache24 configuration:
Syntax OK
Performing a graceful restart

2b.
[root@jail_www ft]$  service -v apache24 status
apache24 is located in /usr/local/etc/rc.d
apache24 is not running.


What's going wrong?
Franz