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upstart init.d script for running Dell SonicWALL NetExtender as a service. Script should be in /etc/init.d/netextender Configuration goes in /etc/default/netextender Than run: sudo update-rc.d netextender defaults
#!/bin/sh
# defaults for NetExtender Dell VPN Client
# sourced by /etc/init.d/netextender
# should be placed in /etc/default/netextender
# Enable or disable the daemon
ENABLE_DAEMON=1
# Path to daemon
DAEMON=/usr/sbin/netExtender
# User running the daemon
USER="root"
# Authentication parameters
# VPN_USER, VPN_PASSWORD, VPN_DOMAIN and VPN_SERVER are mandatory
VPN_USER=""
VPN_PASSWORD=""
VPN_DOMAIN=""
VPN_SERVER=""
# VPN_SERVER_PORT="4433"
# Default options for daemon
OPTIONS="--auto-reconnect --mtu 1500 --ppp-sync --dns-only-local"
# Extra options to start-stop-daemon
START_STOP_OPTIONS="--iosched idle --nicelevel 10"
#!/bin/sh -e
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: netextender
# Required-Start: $local_fs $remote_fs $network
# Required-Stop: $local_fs $remote_fs $network
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: Start or stop the netextender VPN client.
### END INIT INFO
NAME=netextender
STOP_TIMEOUT=30
export PATH="${PATH:+$PATH:}/sbin"
[ -e /etc/default/$NAME ] && . /etc/default/$NAME
[ -e $DAEMON ] && DAEMON=/usr/sbin/netExtender
[ -e $USER ] && USER=root
[ -e $VPN_SERVER_PORT ] && VPN_SERVER_PORT=4433
[ -x $DAEMON ] || exit 0
. /lib/lsb/init-functions
start_daemon () {
if [ $ENABLE_DAEMON != 1 ]; then
log_daemon_msg "VPN disabled, see /etc/default/${NAME}"
else
if [ -e $VPN_USER ] || [ -e $VPN_PASSWORD ] || [ -e $VPN_DOMAIN ] || [ -e $VPN_SERVER ]; then
log_daemon_msg "Missing connection parameters, see /etc/default/${NAME}"
else
start-stop-daemon --start --chuid $USER \
$START_STOP_OPTIONS --exec $DAEMON -- \
--username $VPN_USER --password $VPN_PASSWORD --domain $VPN_DOMAIN \
$OPTIONS $VPN_SERVER:$VPN_SERVER_PORT&
fi
fi
}
case "$1" in
start)
log_daemon_msg "Starting NetExtender VPN client" "$NAME"
start_daemon
log_end_msg 0
;;
stop)
log_daemon_msg "Stopping NetExtender VPN client" "$NAME"
start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec $DAEMON \
--retry $STOP_TIMEOUT --oknodo
log_end_msg 0
;;
reload)
log_daemon_msg "Reloading NetExtender VPN client" "$NAME"
start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet \
--exec $DAEMON \
--oknodo --signal 1
log_end_msg 0
;;
restart|force-reload)
log_daemon_msg "Restarting NetExtender VPN client" "$NAME"
start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet \
--exec $DAEMON --retry $STOP_TIMEOUT \
--oknodo
start_daemon
log_end_msg 0
;;
status)
status_of_proc "$DAEMON" "$NAME" && exit 0 || exit $?
;;
*)
echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/$NAME {start|stop|reload|force-reload|restart|status}"
exit 2
;;
esac
exit 0
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