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                 |  | UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4533- August  9, 2025
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 : Today's Tip Unix Tip #4533- August  9, 2025
 
 
KEEP THOSE DAEMONS RUNNING 
Here is a script that will keep daemons running
 if the decide to die for some unforseen reason.
 
 This tip generously supported by: ken@theglobeandmail.com
 
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 #!/bin/csh
 #
 # NAME
 #   keepitup.csh - Keep demons up and running
 #
 # SYNOPSIS
 #   keepitup.csh
 #
 # DESCRIPTION
 #   If any of the following processes are down, then start them up
 #   again.   This script can be run every few minutes from a crontab.
 #
 # AUTHOR
 #   Ken Stevens
 
 foreach daemon (
 /opt/GIS/apps/EventDispatcher/scripts/EventDispatcher.pl
 /opt/GIS/apps/CatchFTP/scripts/ProcessFTP.pl
 /opt/GIS/apps/NewsHound/scripts/NewsHound.pl
 )
 
 ps -e | fgrep `echo $daemon:t | cut -c1-8` > /dev/null
 
 if ( $status > 0 ) then
 echo Restarting $daemon
 date
 $daemon &
 endif
 
 end
 
 
 
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