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init.d/dovecot

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+#!/sbin/runscript
+# Copyright 1999-2012 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, v2 or later
+# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/net-mail/dovecot/files/dovecot.init-r4,v 1.1 2012/12/01 10:40:49 eras Exp $
+
+extra_started_commands="reload"
+
+depend() {
+	need localmount
+	before postfix
+	after bootmisc ldap mysql ntp-client ntpd postgresql saslauthd slapd 
+	use logger net
+}
+
+checkconfig() {
+	DOVECOT_INSTANCE=${SVCNAME##*.}
+	if [ -n "${DOVECOT_INSTANCE}" -a "${SVCNAME}" != "dovecot" ]; then
+		DOVECOT_CONF=/etc/dovecot/dovecot.${DOVECOT_INSTANCE}.conf
+	else
+		DOVECOT_CONF=/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
+	fi
+	if [ ! -e ${DOVECOT_CONF} ]; then
+		eerror "You will need an ${DOVECOT_CONF} first"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	if [ -x /usr/sbin/dovecot ]; then
+		DOVECOT_BASEDIR=$(/usr/sbin/dovecot -c ${DOVECOT_CONF} -a | grep '^base_dir = ' | sed 's/^base_dir = //')
+	else
+		eerror "dovecot not executable"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	DOVECOT_BASEDIR=${DOVECOT_BASEDIR:-/var/run/dovecot}
+	DOVECOT_PIDFILE=${DOVECOT_BASEDIR}/master.pid
+}
+
+start() {
+	checkconfig || return 1
+	ebegin "Starting ${SVCNAME}"
+	start-stop-daemon --start --exec /usr/sbin/dovecot \
+		--pidfile "${DOVECOT_PIDFILE}" -- -c "${DOVECOT_CONF}"
+	eend $?
+}
+
+stop() {
+	checkconfig || return 1
+	ebegin "Stopping ${SVCNAME}"
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --exec /usr/sbin/dovecot \
+		--pidfile "${DOVECOT_PIDFILE}"
+	eend $?
+}
+
+reload() {
+	checkconfig || return 1
+	ebegin "Reloading ${SVCNAME} configs and restarting auth/login processes"
+	start-stop-daemon --signal HUP --exec /usr/sbin/dovecot \
+		--pidfile "${DOVECOT_PIDFILE}"
+	eend $?
+}