gistfile1.sh

#! /bin/sh

### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          Mega Search
# Required-Start:    $local_fs $network $remote_fs
# Required-Stop:     $local_fs $network $remote_fs
# Should-Start:      $NetworkManager
# Should-Stop:       $NetworkManager
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
# Short-Description: starts instance of Mega Search
# Description:       starts instance of Mega Search using start-stop-daemon
### END INIT INFO

############### EDIT ME ##################
# path to app
APP_PATH=/home/joseph/usntssearch/NZBmegasearch/

# user
RUN_AS=root

# path to python bin
DAEMON=/usr/bin/python

# Path to store PID file
PID_FILE=/var/run/megasearch/server.pid
PID_PATH=$(dirname $PID_FILE)

# script name
NAME=mega2.py

# app name
DESC=MegaSearch

# startup args
DAEMON_OPTS="mega2.py daemon"

############### END EDIT ME ##################

test -x $DAEMON || exit 0

set -e

case "$1" in
  start)
        echo "Starting $DESC"
        start-stop-daemon -d $APP_PATH -c $RUN_AS --start --background --pidfile $PID_FILE --exec $DAEMON -- $DAEMON_OPTS
        ;;
  stop)
        echo "Stopping $DESC"
        start-stop-daemon -d $APP_PATH --stop --pidfile $PID_FILE --retry 15
        ;;
  restart|force-reload)
        echo "Restarting $DESC"
        start-stop-daemon -d $APP_PATH --stop --pidfile $PID_FILE --retry 15
        start-stop-daemon -d $APP_PATH -c $RUN_AS --start --background --pidfile $PID_FILE --exec $DAEMON -- $DAEMON_OPTS
        ;;
  *)
        N=/etc/init.d/$NAME
        echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|force-reload}" >&2
        exit 1
        ;;
esac

exit 0