debian_rc   [plain text]

#!/bin/sh
#
# To start fetchmail as a system service, copy this file to
# /etc/init.d/fetchmail and run "update-rc.d fetchmail
# defaults".  A fetchmailrc file containg hosts and
# passwords for all local users should be placed in /root
# and should contain a line of the form "set daemon <nnn>".
#
# To remove the service, delete /etc/init.d/fetchmail and run
# "update-rc.d fetchmail remove".

DAEMON=/usr/bin/fetchmail

set -e
test -f $DAEMON || exit 0

case "$1" in
  start)
        echo -n "Starting mail retrieval agent: "
        if start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec $DAEMON; then echo "fetchmail."
        else echo "fetchmail already running."; fi
        ;;
  stop)
        echo -n "Stopping mail retrieval agent: "
        start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec $DAEMON
        echo "fetchmail."
        ;;
  force-reload|restart)
        echo -n "Restarting mail retrieval agent: "
        start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec $DAEMON
        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec $DAEMON
        echo "fetchmail."
        ;;
  *)
        echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/fetchmail {start|stop|restart}"
        exit 1
        ;;
esac

exit 0