diff -uNr cman-2.0.84/cman/init.d/cman cman-2.0.84-startupquorum/cman/init.d/cman
--- cman-2.0.84/cman/init.d/cman	2008-10-20 18:16:00.000000000 +0200
+++ cman-2.0.84-startupquorum/cman/init.d/cman	2008-10-20 18:17:35.000000000 +0200
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
 #CMAN_QUORUM_TIMEOUT=300
 [ -z "$CMAN_QUORUM_TIMEOUT" ] && CMAN_QUORUM_TIMEOUT=0
 
+# CMAN_PREJOIN_EXPECTED -- expected votes joining the cluster.
+[ -n "$CMAN_PREJOIN_EXPECTED" ] && cman_join_opts+=" -e $CMAN_PREJOIN_EXPECTED"
+
+# CMAN_POSTJOIN_EXPECTED -- expected votes after the initial join.
+[ -z "$CMAN_POSTJOIN_EXPECTED" ] && CMAN_POSTJOIN_EXPECTED=0
+
 # CMAN_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT -- amount of time to wait for cman to become a 
 #     cluster member before calling cman_tool leave during shutdown.  
 #     default is 60 seconds
@@ -93,6 +99,11 @@
 	    errmsg=$( /usr/sbin/cman_tool -t $CMAN_QUORUM_TIMEOUT \
 		    -q wait 2>&1 ) || return 1
 	fi
+	if [ $CMAN_POSTJOIN_EXPECTED -gt 0 ]
+	then
+	    errmsg=$( /usr/sbin/cman_tool \
+		    expected -e $CMAN_POSTJOIN_EXPECTED 2>&1 ) || return 1
+	fi
     fi
     return 0
 }