scribed startup script

scribed

#!/bin/bash
# Starts and stops scribed
# arsenio@gmail.com
# 
# chkconfig: 2345 90 10
# description: Scribe daemon

desc="Scribed daemon"

LOGDIR=/var/log/scribe
PID_FILE=${LOGDIR}/scribed.pid
LOG_FILE=${LOGDIR}/scribed.log
SCRIBED=/usr/local/bin/scribed

# Source function library.
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

start() {
  $SCRIBED >> $LOG_FILE 2>&1 &
  RETVAL=$?
  PID=$!
  echo $PID > $PID_FILE
  action $"Starting scribed: " /bin/true
}

stop() {
  if [ -f "$PID_FILE" ]; then
    PID=`cat $PID_FILE`
    if [ -n "$PID" ]; then
      rm -f $PID_FILE
      /bin/kill "$PID" >/dev/null 2>&1
      RETVAL=$?
      action $"Stopping scribed: " /bin/true
      echo
    else
      action $"No process found for existing scribed process. Error" /bin/false
    fi
  else
    action $"No PID file found for existing scribed process. Error" /bin/false
  fi
}

restart() {
  stop
  start
}

case "$1" in
  start)
    start
    ;;
  stop)
    stop
    ;;
  restart)
    restart
    ;;
  *)
    echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
    exit 1
esac

exit $RETVAL