How to turn a script into a daemon? So that upon a random script failure it is restarted by the kernel?

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I have a script which streams important logs from another system.

Unfortunately the machines are separated by a large distance which means that the connection between them can be poor.

How to deal with a script which streams data, but has a tendency to stop? Is there an easy way to turn a script into a daemon so that upon an exit, the kernel restarts the process?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 28 '17 at 05:07

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Are you on a systemd OS? Writing a unit file is pretty straightforward.

http://patrakov.blogspot.com/2011/01/writing-systemd-service-files.html

answered Sep 28 '17 at 05:07

Daryl Metzler

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Yes, Ubuntu 16.04LTS which uses systemd. Thank you – Greg Sep 28 '17 at 05:10

How to turn a script into a daemon? So that upon a random script failure it is restarted by the kernel?

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