Generic Linux Init.d Initialization Script

Description

This script is a starting point for those packages that don't come with initialization script that you want to run as a daemon.

Prerequisites

1. CentOS/RHEL <= 6.x
   • Linux systems that use init.d and not systemd (CentOS/RHEL 7)

Usage

1. Clone to system from Github.
   git clone https://github.com/bonusbits/initd_script.git /path/to/clone/
2. Copy script to init.d
   sudo cp /path/to/clone/initd_script.sh /etc/init.d/myserviced
3. Make script executable
   sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/myserviced
4. Edit Custom Variables
   sudo vim /etc/init.d/myserviced
# region Edit These Variables
   servicename=myserviced
   binary=/bin/bash
   script=/opt/application/runscript.sh
   logfile=/var/log/myserviced/myserviced.log
   pidfile=/var/run/myserviced/myserviced.pid
   user=myservice
   # endregion Edit These Variables
5. Add to Chkconfig
   sudo chkconfig --add myserviced

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