#!/bin/bash

# name of the daemon to watch
pname=named
pstart=/usr/sbin/$pname

# this script
me=${0##*/}
# e.g. me=named_watcher.sh

export PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin

# sh sends SIGHUP on exit, we need to continue
trap 'echo "SIGHUP captured"' HUP

# no interactions, log all output and errors
mkdir -p /var/log
exec </dev/null >/var/log/${me%.*}.log 2>&1

# Solaris needs -z option
zopt=`{ zonename; } 2>/dev/null`
zopt=${zopt:+"-z $zopt"}

echo "$me started with pid $$"
sleep 3
# initiate the pid variables
pid=`pgrep $zopt -x $pname`
[ -n "$pid" ] || exec echo "no $pname process - exiting"
echo "$me watching $pname[$pid]"

# endless loop
while :
do
 sleep 30
 if [ \! -d /proc/$pid ]; then
  echo "`date` $me $pid is gone!"
  sleep 1
  echo "starting $pname"
  date
  eval $pstart
  sleep 3
  # renew the pid variables
  pid=`pgrep $zopt -x $pname`
  [ -n "$pid" ] || exec echo "no $pname process - exiting"
  echo "$me watching $pname[$pid]"
 fi
done