Re: [Motion-user] run motion on boot

[Artur P. <ag...@li...>]

I use the script that came with debian in
(/usr/share/doc/motion/examples/motion.init-Debian)

Artur

--

#! /bin/bash
#
# motion        Start the motion detection .
#

NAME=motion
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin
DAEMON=/usr/bin/motion
PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid


trap "" 1
export LANG=C
export PATH

test -f $DAEMON || exit 0


case "$1" in
  start)
    echo "Starting motion detection : $NAME"
    start-stop-daemon --start --make-pidfile --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec
$DAEMON
    echo `ps axf | grep -v grep | grep $DAEMON | head -n1 | awk '{print
$1}'` > $PIDFILE
    ;;

  stop)
    echo "Stopping motion detection : $NAME"
    start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile $PIDFILE --oknodo --exec $DAEMON
--retry 30
    rm -rf $PIDFILE 2> /dev/null
    ;;

  status)
    echo "Status motion detection : $NAME"
    if (test -f $PIDFILE); then
        echo -n "Running process for $NAME : "
        pidof $NAME 
    else
        echo "Stopped"
    fi
    ;; 
   
  reload-config)
    echo "Reloading $NAME configuration"
    start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile $PIDFILE --signal HUP --exec $DAEMON
    ;;

  restart-motion)
    echo "Restarting $NAME"
    start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile $PIDFILE --oknodo --exec $DAEMON 
--retry 30
    rm -rf $PIDFILE 2> /dev/null
    start-stop-daemon --start --make-pidfile --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec
$DAEMON
    echo `ps axf | grep -v grep | grep $DAEMON | head -n1 | awk '{print
$1}'` > $PIDFILE
    ;;

  restart)
    $0 restart-motion
    exit $?
    ;;

  *)
    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/$NAME
{start|stop|status|reload-config|restart}"
    exit 1
    ;;
esac

if [ $? == 0 ]; then
        echo .
        exit 0
else
        echo failed
        exit 1
fi


Peter Holik wrote:
>>> 9:23:respawn:start-stop-daemon --start --chuid motion --exec /usr/bin/motion -- -n -d 3
>>> -c /etc/motion/motion.conf
>>>       
>> at which place?
>>     
>
> at the end of /etc/inittab
>
> cu Peter
>
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