Linux Atd

This script will start the atd daemon which runs commands at a specified time as scheduled by the "at" command. The directory /var/spool/at is used to store jobs.

The atd startup script

#!/bin/bash
#
#	/etc/rc.d/init.d/atd
#
# Starts the at daemon
#
# chkconfig: 345 40 60
# description: Runs commands scheduled by the at command at the time \
#    specified when at was run, and runs batch commands when the load \
#    average is low enough.
# processname: atd

# Source function library.
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

test -x /usr/sbin/atd || exit 0

RETVAL=0

#
#	See how we were called.
#
case "$1" in
  start)
	# Check if atd is already running
	if [ ! -f /var/lock/subsys/atd ]; then
	    echo -n 'Starting at daemon: '
	    daemon /usr/sbin/atd
	    RETVAL=$?
	    [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/atd
	    echo
	fi
	;;
  stop)
	echo -n 'Stopping at daemon: '
	killproc /usr/sbin/atd
	RETVAL=$?
	[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/atd
	echo
	;;
  reload|restart)
	$0 stop
	$0 start
	RETVAL=$?
	;;
  status)
	status /usr/sbin/atd
	RETVAL=$?
	;;
  *)
	echo "Usage: /etc/rc.d/init.d/atd {start|stop|restart|reload|status}"
	exit 1
esac

exit $RETVAL