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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+#     LSB system startup script for example service/daemon WEEWX
+#     Copyright (C) 1995--2005  Kurt Garloff, SUSE / Novell Inc.
+#          
+#     This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#     under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+#     the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at
+#     your option) any later version.
+#			      
+#     This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+#     WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+#     Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#      
+#     You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+#     License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+#     Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307,
+#     USA.
+#
+# /etc/init.d/weewx
+# LSB compatible service control script; see http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/
+# Please send feedback to http://www.suse.de/feedback/
+# 
+# Note: This template uses functions rc_XXX defined in /etc/rc.status on
+# UnitedLinux/SUSE/Novell based Linux distributions. However, it will work
+# on other distributions as well, by using the LSB (Linux Standard Base) 
+# or RH functions or by open coding the needed functions.
+# Read http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HighQuality-Apps-HOWTO/ if you prefer not 
+# to use this template.
+#
+# chkconfig: 345 99 00
+# description: weewx weather daemon
+# 
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          weewx
+# Required-Start:    $local_fs $syslog $time
+# Required-Stop:     $local_fs $syslog $time
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: weewx weather system
+# Description:       Manages the weewx weather system
+### END INIT INFO
+# 
+# Note on runlevels:
+# 0 - halt/poweroff 			6 - reboot
+# 1 - single user			2 - multiuser without network exported
+# 3 - multiuser w/ network (text mode)  5 - multiuser w/ network and X11 (xdm)
+# 
+
+# Check for missing binaries (stale symlinks should not happen)
+# Note: Special treatment of stop for LSB conformance
+WEEWX_ROOT=/home/weewx
+WEEWX_BIN=$WEEWX_ROOT/bin/weewxd.py
+WEEWX_ARGS="--daemon $WEEWX_ROOT/weewx.conf"
+test -x $WEEWX_BIN || { echo "$WEEWX_BIN not installed"; 
+	if [ "$1" = "stop" ]; then exit 0;
+	else exit 5; fi; }
+
+# Source LSB init functions
+# providing start_daemon, killproc, pidofproc, 
+# log_success_msg, log_failure_msg and log_warning_msg.
+# This is currently not used by UnitedLinux based distributions and
+# not needed for init scripts for UnitedLinux only. If it is used,
+# the functions from rc.status should not be sourced or used.
+#. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+
+# Shell functions sourced from /etc/rc.status:
+#      rc_check         check and set local and overall rc status
+#      rc_status        check and set local and overall rc status
+#      rc_status -v     be verbose in local rc status and clear it afterwards
+#      rc_status -v -r  ditto and clear both the local and overall rc status
+#      rc_status -s     display "skipped" and exit with status 3
+#      rc_status -u     display "unused" and exit with status 3
+#      rc_failed        set local and overall rc status to failed
+#      rc_failed <num>  set local and overall rc status to <num>
+#      rc_reset         clear both the local and overall rc status
+#      rc_exit          exit appropriate to overall rc status
+#      rc_active        checks whether a service is activated by symlinks
+
+# Use the SUSE rc_ init script functions;
+# emulate them on LSB, RH and other systems
+
+# Default: Assume sysvinit binaries exist
+start_daemon() { /sbin/start_daemon ${1+"$@"}; }
+killproc()     { /sbin/killproc     ${1+"$@"}; }
+pidofproc()    { /sbin/pidofproc    ${1+"$@"}; }
+checkproc()    { /sbin/checkproc    ${1+"$@"}; }
+if test -e /etc/rc.status; then
+    # SUSE rc script library
+    . /etc/rc.status
+else
+    export LC_ALL=POSIX
+    _cmd=$1
+    declare -a _SMSG
+    if test "${_cmd}" = "status"; then
+	_SMSG=(running dead dead unused unknown reserved)
+	_RC_UNUSED=3
+    else
+	_SMSG=(done failed failed missed failed skipped unused failed failed reserved)
+	_RC_UNUSED=6
+    fi
+    if test -e /lib/lsb/init-functions; then
+	# LSB    
+    	. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+	echo_rc()
+	{
+	    if test ${_RC_RV} = 0; then
+		log_success_msg "  [${_SMSG[${_RC_RV}]}] "
+	    else
+		log_failure_msg "  [${_SMSG[${_RC_RV}]}] "
+	    fi
+	}
+	# TODO: Add checking for lockfiles
+	checkproc() { return pidofproc ${1+"$@"} >/dev/null 2>&1; }
+    elif test -e /etc/init.d/functions; then
+	# RHAT
+	. /etc/init.d/functions
+	echo_rc()
+	{
+	    #echo -n "  [${_SMSG[${_RC_RV}]}] "
+	    if test ${_RC_RV} = 0; then
+		success "  [${_SMSG[${_RC_RV}]}] "
+	    else
+		failure "  [${_SMSG[${_RC_RV}]}] "
+	    fi
+	}
+	checkproc() { return status ${1+"$@"}; }
+	start_daemon() { return daemon ${1+"$@"}; }
+    else
+	# emulate it
+	echo_rc() { echo "  [${_SMSG[${_RC_RV}]}] "; }
+    fi
+    rc_reset() { _RC_RV=0; }
+    rc_failed()
+    {
+	if test -z "$1"; then 
+	    _RC_RV=1;
+	elif test "$1" != "0"; then 
+	    _RC_RV=$1; 
+    	fi
+	return ${_RC_RV}
+    }
+    rc_check()
+    {
+	return rc_failed $?
+    }	
+    rc_status()
+    {
+	rc_failed $?
+	if test "$1" = "-r"; then _RC_RV=0; shift; fi
+	if test "$1" = "-s"; then rc_failed 5; echo_rc; rc_failed 3; shift; fi
+	if test "$1" = "-u"; then rc_failed ${_RC_UNUSED}; echo_rc; rc_failed 3; shift; fi
+	if test "$1" = "-v"; then echo_rc; shift; fi
+	if test "$1" = "-r"; then _RC_RV=0; shift; fi
+	return ${_RC_RV}
+    }
+    rc_exit() { exit ${_RC_RV}; }
+    rc_active() 
+    {
+	if test -z "$RUNLEVEL"; then read RUNLEVEL REST < <(/sbin/runlevel); fi
+	if test -e /etc/init.d/S[0-9][0-9]${1}; then return 0; fi
+	return 1
+    }
+fi
+
+# Reset status of this service
+rc_reset
+
+# Return values acc. to LSB for all commands but status:
+# 0	  - success
+# 1       - generic or unspecified error
+# 2       - invalid or excess argument(s)
+# 3       - unimplemented feature (e.g. "reload")
+# 4       - user had insufficient privileges
+# 5       - program is not installed
+# 6       - program is not configured
+# 7       - program is not running
+# 8--199  - reserved (8--99 LSB, 100--149 distrib, 150--199 appl)
+# 
+# Note that starting an already running service, stopping
+# or restarting a not-running service as well as the restart
+# with force-reload (in case signaling is not supported) are
+# considered a success.
+
+case "$1" in
+    start)
+	echo -n "Starting weewx "
+	## Start daemon with startproc(8). If this fails
+	## the return value is set appropriately by startproc.
+	start_daemon $WEEWX_BIN $WEEWX_ARGS
+
+	# Remember status and be verbose
+	rc_status -v
+	;;
+    stop)
+	echo -n "Shutting down weewx "
+	## Stop daemon with killproc(8) and if this fails
+	## killproc sets the return value according to LSB.
+
+	killproc -TERM $WEEWX_BIN
+
+	# Remember status and be verbose
+	rc_status -v
+	;;
+    try-restart|condrestart)
+	## Do a restart only if the service was active before.
+	## Note: try-restart is now part of LSB (as of 1.9).
+	## RH has a similar command named condrestart.
+	if test "$1" = "condrestart"; then
+		echo "${attn} Use try-restart ${done}(LSB)${attn} rather than condrestart ${warn}(RH)${norm}"
+	fi
+	$0 status
+	if test $? = 0; then
+		$0 restart
+	else
+		rc_reset	# Not running is not a failure.
+	fi
+	# Remember status and be quiet
+	rc_status
+	;;
+    restart)
+	## Stop the service and regardless of whether it was
+	## running or not, start it again.
+	$0 stop
+	$0 start
+
+	# Remember status and be quiet
+	rc_status
+	;;
+    force-reload)
+	## Signal the daemon to reload its config. Most daemons
+	## do this on signal 1 (SIGHUP).
+	## If it does not support it, restart the service if it
+	## is running.
+
+	echo -n "Reload service FOO "
+	## if it supports it:
+	#killproc -HUP $WEEWX_BIN
+	#touch /var/run/FOO.pid
+	#rc_status -v
+
+	## Otherwise:
+	$0 try-restart
+	rc_status
+	;;
+    reload)
+	## Like force-reload, but if daemon does not support
+	## signaling, do nothing (!)
+
+	# If it supports signaling:
+	#echo -n "Reload service weewx "
+	#killproc -HUP $WEEWX_BIN
+	#touch /var/run/WEEWX.pid
+	#rc_status -v
+	
+	## Otherwise if it does not support reload:
+	rc_failed 3
+	rc_status -v
+	;;
+    status)
+	echo -n "Checking for service weewx "
+	## Check status with checkproc(8), if process is running
+	## checkproc will return with exit status 0.
+
+	# Return value is slightly different for the status command:
+	# 0 - service up and running
+	# 1 - service dead, but /var/run/  pid  file exists
+	# 2 - service dead, but /var/lock/ lock file exists
+	# 3 - service not running (unused)
+	# 4 - service status unknown :-(
+	# 5--199 reserved (5--99 LSB, 100--149 distro, 150--199 appl.)
+	
+	# NOTE: checkproc returns LSB compliant status values.
+	checkproc $WEEWX_BIN
+	# NOTE: rc_status knows that we called this init script with
+	# "status" option and adapts its messages accordingly.
+	rc_status -v
+	;;
+    probe)
+	## Optional: Probe for the necessity of a reload, print out the
+	## argument to this init script which is required for a reload.
+	## Note: probe is not (yet) part of LSB (as of 1.9)
+
+	#test /etc/FOO/FOO.conf -nt /var/run/FOO.pid && echo reload
+	echo "Probe not supported"
+	;;
+    *)
+	echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|try-restart|restart|force-reload|reload|probe}"
+	exit 1
+	;;
+esac
+rc_exit