Turn it into a daemon as described, then take a look at the existing scripts in /etc/init.d/. There might even be a template in there iirc. Your script will likely be a simple wrapper around your daemonized python program. After that, just do a "chkconfig --add <myscript>“ where myscript is the name of your script in /etc/init.d. On Dec 9, 2013 7:05 AM, "Larry Martell" <larry.martell at gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 8:00 AM, Fabrizio Di Carlo > <dicarlo.fabrizio at gmail.com> wrote: > > Try to use this > > > http://www.jejik.com/articles/2007/02/a_simple_unix_linux_daemon_in_python/it > > allows you start/stop/restart the script using the following commands. > > > > python myscript.py start > > python myscript.py stop > > python myscript.py restart > > > > > > Source: > > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16420092/how-to-make-python-script-run-as-service > > > Yes, I've seen that question and site. I want to be able to control it > with the service command. The technique on this site makes the script > a daemon, but that does not make it controllable with service. > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Larry Martell <larry.martell at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > >> We have a python script that is currently run from cron. We want to > >> make it into a service so it can be controlled with service > >> start/stop/restart. Can anyone point me at site that has instructions > >> on how to do this? I've googled but haven't found anything. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> CentOS mailing list > >> CentOS at centos.org > >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > "The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful > > servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has > > forgotten the gift." (A. Einstein) > > > > "La mente intuitiva è un dono sacro e la mente razionale è un fedele > servo. > > Noi abbiamo creato una società che onora il servo e ha dimenticato il > > dono." (A. Einstein) > > > > Fabrizio Di Carlo > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/cento > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >