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?
2 Answers
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– EMPOct 8, 2011 at 1:32
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Can you paste your script into your question? This community is better at technical stuff... Oct 8, 2011 at 7:14
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Sorry, I've given up and deleted the script in disgust.Have a +1, anyway!– EMPOct 8, 2011 at 12:52