[SOLVED] CentOS 6.8 init script!

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Was unsure on where to post it, but since I found no init-script for CentOS I made my own based on the debian one.

create a file at /etc/init.d/ named mattermost

nano /etc/init.d/mattermost

Copy the script at the bottom inside of it, then make the file executable with:

chmod +x /etc/init.d/mattermost

Add it to the services list:

chkconfig --add mattermost

The script(Make sure you change the paths and user/groups where needed):

#! /bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          mattermost
# Required-Start:    $network $syslog
# Required-Stop:     $network $syslog
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
# Short-Description: Mattermost Group Chat
# Description:       Mattermost: An open-source Slack
### END INIT INFO

PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
DESC="Mattermost"
NAME=platform
MATTERMOST_ROOT=/home/admin/mattermost
MATTERMOST_USER=admin
DAEMON="$MATTERMOST_ROOT/bin/platform"
PIDFILE="/var/run/$NAME.pid"
SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
CONFIGFILE="$MATTERMOST_ROOT/config/config.json"

cd $MATTERMOST_ROOT/bin
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

# Don't kill named during clean-up
MATTERMOST_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT=${MATTERMOST_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT:-25}

check_pidfile()
{
        PID="`pidof "$NAME"`"
        if [ -n "$PID" ] && [ "`ps -p "$PID" --no-headers -o comm`" != "$NAME" ]; then
                rm -f $PIDFILE &> /dev/null
        fi
}

start()
{
        echo -n $"Starting $NAME: "
        check_pidfile
        if [ -n "`pidof $NAME`" ];
        then
                echo -n $"$NAME: already running"
                success
                echo
                exit 0;
        fi

        daemon --pidfile "$PIDFILE" --user "$MATTERMOST_USER" --check $NAME "$DAEMON --config $CONFIGFILE >/dev/null 2>&1 &";
        RETVAL=$?
        if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ];
        then
                echo `pidof $NAME` > $PIDFILE
                touch /var/lock/subsys/$NAME && success || failure
                echo
        else
                rm -f $PIDFILE
                rm -f /var/lock/subsys/$NAME
                exit 7;
        fi
}

stop()
{

        echo -n $"Stopping $NAME: "
        [ -n "`pidof "$NAME"`" ] && kill "`pidof "$NAME"`" >/dev/null 2>&1

        timeout=0
        RETVAL=0
        while `pidof "$NAME"` &>/dev/null;
        do
                if [ $timeout -ge $MATTERMOST_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT ];
                then
                        RETVAL=1
                        break
                else
                        sleep 2 && echo -n "."
                        timeout=$((timeout+2))
                fi
        done

        # remove pid files
        if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ];
        then
                rm -f /var/lock/subsys/$NAME
                rm -f /var/run/$NAME.pid
        fi

        if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ];
        then
                success
        else
                failure
                RETVAL=1
        fi
        echo
}

restart ()
{
        stop
        start
}

status ()
{
        check_pidfile
        if [ -n "`pidof "$NAME"`" ];
        then
                echo -n "$NAME is running..."
                success
                echo
        else
                echo -n "$NAME is not running..."
                failure
                echo
        fi
        exit 0;
}

RETVAL=0

case "$1" in
  start)
    start
    ;;
  stop)
    stop
    ;;
  restart|force-reload)
    restart
    ;;
  status)
    status
    ;;
  *)
    echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|force-reload}"
    RETVAL=1
esac

exit $RETVAL

I am no expert in CentOS, so I am sure the above script can be improved, but at the very least it works as intended.

EDIT: small fix, should now properly use the defined user to run the process.

EDIT2: fixed start/status/stop issues, as well as moved it to use CentOS dameon for better compatibility

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Thanks @prixone!

I’m sure this will come in useful for others using CentOS :slight_smile: