init.d script for Unicorn Hat (Python script as root)

unicorn

#!/bin/bash
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          unicorn
# 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 unicorn hat server
### END INIT INFO

USER=root
NAME=unicorn
SCRIPT="/home/scott/unicorn/server.py"
LOG='/var/log/unicorn.log'
PIDFILE=/var/run/unicorn.pid

. /lib/lsb/init-functions

case "$1" in
		start)
				log_daemon_msg "Starting daemon" "$NAME"

				if [ ! -f  "$LOG" ]; then
					touch $LOG
					chown $USER $LOG
				fi
                
				start-stop-daemon --start --background --quiet  \
						--chuid $USER  \
						--make-pidfile --pidfile $PIDFILE \
						--startas /bin/bash -- -c "exec python $SCRIPT  >> $LOG 2>&1"
				log_end_msg 0
		;;
		stop)
				log_daemon_msg "Stopping daemon" "$NAME"
				pkill -f $SCRIPT
				rm -f $PIDFILE
				sleep 1
				log_end_msg 0
		;;
		restart)
				$0 stop
				sleep 5
				$0 start
		;;
		*)
		echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
		exit 1
esac
exit 0