Ryan, could I have a brief overview of your config?
I added this to the wiki discussion page, under one of your comments:
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension_talk:EzMwLucene#service.sh_always_fa ils_.28with_FAIL.29
I changed stuff as to not fully disclose how my server is configured; but, the config will still work.
V/r,
Ryan Lane