Debian/Ubuntu Bitcoin Daemon Startup Script

`bitcoind` init.d startup script

The Debian bitcoind package does not install or contain any init.d scripts, and net search failed to return any decent examples so I had to crate my own.

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#!/bin/sh
### -*- mode:shell-script; indent-tabs-mode:nil; sh-basic-offset:2 -*-
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: bitcoind
# Required-Start: $network $remote_fs $local_fs
# Required-Stop: $network $remote_fs $local_fs
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: Bitcoin Deamon
# Description: Bitcoin Deamon
### END INIT INFO

# modified by Daniel Sokolowski 

# Install by typing  update-rc.d  defaults

PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
DESC=bitcoind
NAME=bitcoind
PIDFILE=/var/run/bitcoind.pid
USER=root
DAEMON=/usr/bin/bitcoind
#DAEMON_ARGS="-pid=$PIDFILE -datadir=/mnt/M=ST8000AS0002-1NA17Z,S=Z840PWH2/bitcoind-datadir -debuglogfile=/var/log/bitcoind.log"
DAEMON_ARGS="-daemon -pid=$PIDFILE -datadir=/mnt/M=ST8000AS0002-1NA17Z,S=Z840PWH2/bitcoind-datadir -debuglogfile=/var/log/bitcoind.log"
#SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
#WORKDIR=/var/lib/$NAME

# Check if user exists
if ! id -u $USER > /dev/null 2>&1; then
    echo "The user does not exist; execute below commands to crate and try again:"
    echo "  root@sh1:~# adduser --home /usr/local/freeswitch/ --shell /bin/false --no-create-home --ingroup daemon --disabled-password --disabled-login $USER"
    echo "  ..."
    echo "  root@sh1:~# chown freeswitch:daemon /usr/local/freeswitch/ -R"
    exit 1
fi

[ -x $DAEMON ] || exit 0
#[ -r /etc/default/$NAME ] && . /etc/default/$NAME
. /lib/init/vars.sh
. /lib/lsb/init-functions

do_start() {
  #start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
  #     --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON --name $NAME --user $USER \
  #     --chdir $WORKDIR -- $DAEMON $DAEMON_OPTS \
#echo $DAEMON $DAEMON_ARGS
  nice -19 $DAEMON $DAEMON_ARGS  || return 1
  return 0
}

do_stop() {
  start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet \
    --pidfile $PIDFILE  --name $NAME --user $USER \
    --retry=TERM/30/KILL/5
}

do_reload() {
  start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet \
    --pidfile $PIDFILE --name $NAME --user $USER \
    --signal HUP
}

case "$1" in
  start)
    [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC " "$NAME"
    do_start
    case "$?" in
      0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
      2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
    esac
    ;;
  stop)
    [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" "$NAME"
    do_stop
    case "$?" in
      0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
      2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
    esac
    ;;
  status)
    status_of_proc "$DAEMON" "$NAME" && exit 0 || exit $?
    ;;
  reload|force-reload)
    log_daemon_msg "Reloading $DESC" "$NAME"
    do_reload
    log_end_msg $?
    ;;
  restart)
    log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"
    do_stop
    case "$?" in
      0|1)
        do_start
        case "$?" in
          0) log_end_msg 0 ;;
          1|*) log_end_msg 1 ;;
        esac
        ;;
      *) log_end_msg 1 ;;
    esac
    ;;
  *)
    echo "Usage:  {start|stop|status|restart|force-reload}" >&2
    exit 3
    ;;
esac

exit 0