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I have a polipo proxy running on Ubuntu. It's set to start automatically on boot, but occasionally it just dies. What's the simplest way to have it automatically restarted whenever it exits unexpectedly?

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You can use init and upstart for this. For latest Ubuntu you will need to use upstart.

man inittab
man upstart
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Thanks. I tried adding an upstart script, but after spending an hour on this it just wouldn't start. Typical Linux - nothing ever "just works". sigh – EMP Oct 8 '11 at 1:32
Can you paste your script into your question? This community is better at technical stuff... – Mircea Vutcovici Oct 8 '11 at 7:14
Sorry, I've given up and deleted the script in disgust.Have a +1, anyway! – EMP Oct 8 '11 at 12:52
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