You will need to use the stuff in the /etc/init.d/functions file, specifically the deamon() function I think.

When using Ubuntu, user-defined tasks can be performed by executing a script at startup and shutdown. Each of these scripts is a little particular and requires subtle modifications in order to include ...

I just installed qpopper as a standalone server and I would like to write a startup script to place in /usr/local/etc/rc.d with start, stop and restart options. Can anyone point me to a tutorial that ...

The Powershell Script application is a Windows-based program that allows network administrators to perform tasks on multiple computers at one time. You can customize the startup functions of your ...

If you use sudo you can automatically re-start scripts that need to be run as root by adding a check at the beginning of the script and executing sudo if the script ...