/etc/init.d/mcron file

mcron-1.0.0-init (text/plain), 1.24 KB, created by Doug Weimer on 2004-04-25 01:40:38 UTC

#!/sbin/runscript
# Copyright 1999-2003 Gentoo Technologies, Inc.
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, v2 or later
# $$

depend() {
	need clock localmount logger
	provide cron	
}

checkconfig() {
	if [ ${VIXIE_EMULATION} == "YES" ]; then
		if [ ! -f "/etc/crontab" ]; then
			eerror "Please create /etc/crontab, see the mcron info page for more information."
			return 1
		fi
	else
		#Check for crontab files in /root/.cron
		FILES=$(find /root/.cron -type f)
		if [ -z ${FILES} ]; then
			eerror "You must place root's crontab files in the /root/.cron directory."
			eerror "See the mcron info page for more information."
			return 1
		fi
	fi
}

start() {
	checkconfig || return 1
	if [ ${VIXIE_EMULATION} == "YES" ]; then
		ebegin "Starting mcron: vixie-cron emulation"
		start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/bin/cron -- --noetc
	else
		ebegin "Starting mcron"
		start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/bin/mcron -- -d
	fi
	eend $?
}

stop() {
	ebegin "Stopping mcron"
	if [ ${VIXIE_EMULATION} == "YES" ]; then
		start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile /var/run/cron.pid
	else
		#When using mcron a pid file isn't created. So we use
		#pkill to kill roots version of mcron.
		pkill -o -u root mcron || return 1
	fi
	eend $?
}