#!/bin/sh
# Start/stop the cron daemon.
#
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          cron
# Required-Start:    $syslog $time
# Required-Stop:     $syslog $time
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
# Short-Description: Regular background program processing daemon
# Description: cron is a standard UNIX program that runs user-specified programs at periodic scheduled times.
# vixie cron adds a number of features to the basic UNIX cron, including better security and more powerful configuration options.
### END INIT INFO


test -f /usr/sbin/cron || exit 0

#LSBNAMES='-l'  # Uncomment for LSB name support in /etc/cron.d/

. /lib/lsb/init-functions

case "$1" in
start)  log_daemon_msg "Starting periodic command scheduler" "crond"
        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/crond.pid --name
cron --startas /usr/sbin/cron -- $LSBNAMES
        log_end_msg $?
        ;;
stop)   log_daemon_msg "Stopping periodic command scheduler" "crond"
        start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile /var/run/crond.pid --name
cron
        log_end_msg $?
        ;;
restart) log_daemon_msg "Restarting periodic command scheduler" "crond" 
        start-stop-daemon --stop --retry 5 --quiet --pidfile /var/run/crond.pid
--name cron
        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/crond.pid --name
cron --startas /usr/sbin/cron -- $LSBNAMES
        log_end_msg $?
        ;;
reload|force-reload) log_daemon_msg "Reloading configuration files for periodic
command scheduler" "crond"
        # cron reloads automatically
        log_end_msg 0
        ;;
*)      log_action_msg "Usage: /etc/init.d/cron
{start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}"
        exit 2
        ;;
esac

exit 0