#!/bin/sh case "$1" in start) printf "Starting cron ... " start-stop-daemon -S -q -m -b -p /var/run/dcron.pid --exec /usr/sbin/crond -- -f echo "done." ;; stop) printf "Stopping cron ..." start-stop-daemon -K -q -p /var/run/dcron.pid echo "done." ;; restart) $0 stop sleep 1 $0 start ;; *) echo "usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}" ;; esac