#!/bin/sh # /etc/rc.d/rc.crond - start/stop the cron daemon # To change the default options, edit /etc/default/crond. if [ -r /etc/default/crond ]; then . /etc/default/crond fi start_crond() { if ! /usr/bin/pgrep --ns $$ --euid root -f "^/usr/sbin/crond" 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then echo "Starting crond: /usr/sbin/crond $CROND_OPTS" mkdir -p /run/cron /usr/sbin/crond $CROND_OPTS fi } stop_crond() { echo "Stopping crond." /usr/bin/pkill --ns $$ --euid root -f "^/usr/sbin/crond" 2> /dev/null } restart_crond() { stop_crond sleep 1 start_crond } case "$1" in 'start') start_crond ;; 'stop') stop_crond ;; 'restart') restart_crond ;; *) echo "usage $0 start|stop|restart" esac