#!/bin/sh case $1 in start) printf "Starting crond: " start-stop-daemon -b -p /var/run/crond.pid -S -q --exe crond -- -c /etc/crontabs/ [ $? = 0 ] && echo "OK" || echo "FAIL" ;; stop) start-stop-daemon -K -p /var/run/crond.pid ;; restart) printf "Restarting crond: " $0 stop sleep 1 $0 start echo "OK" ;; esac