Function to check if network drive is mounted before starting syslog-ng Raw

syslog-ng.sh

# --- /etc/init.d/syslog-ng 
# --- For use at manual start of syslog-ng only.
# --- Do not use this mod if syslog-ng is "on" at any runlevel. (check with 'chkconfig --list syslog-ng')

check_storage()
{
        while :
        do
                if mount | grep "/dev/sdb1 on /var/logs type ext4" | grep "rw" > /dev/null; then
                        echo "/dev/sdb1 is ready..."
                        break
                else
                        echo "Waiting for /dev/sdb1 to be ready..."
                        sleep 2
                fi
        done
        return 0
}

start()
{
        check_storage
        verify_config
        # ---- rest of the start script
}