Init.d Script for MPrime

[CrashM]

Extract MPrime files to /usr/lib/mprime and the extra files below should help. Tested on Ubuntu Server 12.04

/etc/init.d/mprime

#!/bin/bash
# Init script for MPrime on Debian Linux
# Written by Ben Lawrenson, public domain, use on your own risk.
#

### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: mprime
# Required-Start: $local_fs $remote_fs
# Required-Stop: $local_fs $remote_fs
# Should-Start: $network
# Should-Stop: $network
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: MPrime Service
# Description: Starts the MPrime Service
### END INIT INFO

# Settings
USER='mprime'

mp_start() {
echo "*** Starting MPrime Service..."
if ps ax | grep -v grep | grep /usr/lib/mprime/startmprime > /dev/null; then
echo "*** MPrime may already be running"
read -p "Try stop? (y/n) " RESP
if [ "$RESP" = "y" ]; then
mp_stop
sleep 1
else
exit 1
fi
fi
env TERM="xterm" \
start-stop-daemon \
--start \
--make-pidfile \
--pidfile /var/run/mprime.pid \
--background \
--user $USER \
--name mprime \
--chdir /usr/lib/mprime \
--nicelevel 19 \
--exec /usr/bin/screen -- -D -m -S mprimed /usr/lib/mprime/startmprime
sleep 1
if ps ax | grep -v grep | grep /usr/lib/mprime/startmprime > /dev/null; then
echo "*** MPrime is now running."
exit 0
else
echo "*** MPrime failed to start."
exit 1
fi
}

mp_stop() {
echo "*** Stopping MPrime server..."

if ps ax | grep -v grep | grep /usr/lib/mprime/startmprime > /dev/null; then
echo "*** MPrime running"
else
echo "*** MPrime not running."
exit 0
fi
echo "*** Attemping Conventional Stop..."
screen -p 0 -S mprimed -X eval 'stuff \003'
sync
cnt=0
while :
do
sleep 1
if ps ax | grep -v grep | grep /usr/lib/mprime/startmprime > /dev/null; then
cnt=$(( $cnt + 1 ))
else
break
fi
if [ $cnt -eq 10 ]; then
break
fi
done

if [ -e /var/run/mprime.pid ]; then
read PID < /var/run/mprime.pid
if ps ax | grep -v grep | grep ${PID} | grep /usr/lib/mprime/startmprime > /dev/null; then
echo '*** Conventional Stop Failed... Attempting Forced Stop...'
start-stop-daemon \
--stop \
--signal 15 \
--pidfile /var/run/mprime.pid
fi
fi

if ps ax | grep -v grep | grep /usr/lib/mprime/startmprime > /dev/null; then
echo "*** MPrime may still be running... "
read -p "Force kill all? (y/n) " RESP
if [ "$RESP" = "y" ]; then
killall mprime
sleep 3
if ps ax | grep -v grep | grep /usr/lib/mprime/startmprime > /dev/null; then
echo "*** MPrime may STILL be running... Please kill manually"
exit 1
else
echo "*** MPrime has stopped."
exit 0
fi
fi
else
echo "*** MPrime has stopped."
exit 0
fi
}

mp_status() {
if ps ax | grep -v grep | grep /usr/lib/mprime/startmprime > /dev/null; then
echo "*** MPrime appears to be running"
/usr/lib/mprime/mprime -s
exit 0
else
echo "*** MPrime doesn't appear to be running"
exit 1
fi
}

mp_log() {
read -p "Number of lines to display? " RESP
tail -$RESP /var/log/mprime.log
exit 0
}


case "$1" in
start)
mp_start
;;
stop)
mp_stop
;;
status)
mp_status
;;
log)
mp_log
;;
*)
echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/mprime {start|stop|status|log(lines)}"
echo " ...and hope that it works!"
;;
esac

/usr/lib/mprime/startmprime

#!/bin/bash
cd /usr/lib/mprime
./mprime -d >> /var/log/mprime.log