# /etc/init.d/snort_skeleton status
Checking for service snort                            running
Checking for service snort                            running

/sbin/checkproc $snort_BIN

OUTPUT=$(/sbin/checkproc $snort_BIN)
echo "OUTPUT='$OUTPUT'"

Checking for service snort OUTPUT = ' '

                                                 running
Checking for service snort OUTPUT = ' '

                                                 running

#!/bin/sh
# Check for missing binaries (stale symlinks should not happen)
# Note: Special treatment of stop for LSB conformance
snort_BIN=/usr/sbin/snort
test -x $snort_BIN || { echo "$snort_BIN not installed";
    if [ "$1" = "stop" ]; then exit 0;
    else exit 5; fi; }

# Check for existence of needed config file and read it
snort_CONFIG=/etc/sysconfig/snort
test -r $snort_CONFIG || { echo "$snort_CONFIG not existing";
    if [ "$1" = "stop" ]; then exit 0;
    else exit 6; fi; }

# Read config   
. $snort_CONFIG

. /etc/rc.status

# Reset status of this service
rc_reset


case "$1" in
    start)
        echo -n "Starting snort "
        /sbin/startproc $snort_BIN

        # Remember status and be verbose
        rc_status -v
    ;;
    stop)
        echo -n "Shutting down snort "
        /sbin/killproc $snort_BIN

        # Remember status and be verbose
        rc_status -v
    ;;
    try-restart|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)
        $0 stop
        $0 start

        # Remember status and be quiet
        rc_status
    ;;
    force-reload)
        echo -n "Reload service snort "
        ## if it supports it:
        /sbin/killproc -HUP $snort_BIN
        #touch /var/run/snort.pid
        rc_status -v

        ## Otherwise:
        #$0 try-restart
        #rc_status
    ;;
    reload)
        # If it supports signaling:
        echo -n "Reload service snort "
        /sbin/killproc -HUP $snort_BIN
        #touch /var/run/snort.pid
        rc_status -v
       
        ## Otherwise if it does not support reload:
        #rc_failed 3
        #rc_status -v
    ;;
    status)
        echo -n "Checking for service snort "

        /sbin/checkproc $snort_BIN

        rc_status -v
    ;;
    probe)
        test /etc/snort/snort.conf -nt /var/run/snort.pid && echo reload
    ;;
    *)
        echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|try-restart|restart|force-reload|reload|probe}"
        exit 1
    ;;
esac
rc_exit

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# ./snort_skeleton status 1
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# ./snort_skeleton status foo
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# ./snort_skeleton status start
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 # ./snort_skeleton status
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Checking for service snort                                                     running