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+#!/bin/sh
+# kFreeBSD do not accept scripts as interpreters, using #!/bin/sh and sourcing.
+if [ true != "$INIT_D_SCRIPT_SOURCED" ] ; then
+    set "$0" "$@"; INIT_D_SCRIPT_SOURCED=true . /lib/init/init-d-script
+fi
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          fail2rest
+# Required-Start:    $remote_fs $syslog
+# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $syslog
+# Should-Start:	     fail2ban
+# Should-Stop:       fail2ban
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: fail2rest initscript
+# Description:       fail2rest is a small
+#                    REST server that aims
+#                    to allow full administration
+#                    of a fail2ban server via HTTP
+#
+### END INIT INFO
+
+
+USER="root"
+#FIXME
+GOPATH="GOPATH"
+WORKDIR="/var/run/fail2ban"
+#FIXME path to your fail2rest binary
+DAEMON="FAIL2REST_BINARY"
+CONFIG="/etc/fail2rest.json"
+
+# Author: Sean DuBois <sean@siobud.com>
+#
+DESC="fail2ban REST server"
+NAME="fail2rest"
+
+case "$1" in
+      start)
+        echo "Starting $NAME ..."
+        if [ -f "$WORKDIR/$NAME.pid" ]
+        then
+            echo "Already running according to $WORKDIR/$NAME.pid"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        cd "$WORKDIR"
+  export GOPATH="$GOPATH"
+  export PATH="PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:$GOPATH/bin"
+        /bin/su -m -l $USER -c "$DAEMON --config $CONFIG" > "$WORKDIR/$NAME.log" 2>&1 &
+        PID=$!
+        echo $PID > "$WORKDIR/$NAME.pid"
+        echo "Started with pid $PID - Logging to $WORKDIR/$NAME.log" && exit 0
+        ;;
+      stop)
+        echo "Stopping $NAME ..."
+        if [ ! -f "$WORKDIR/$NAME.pid" ]
+        then
+            echo "Already stopped!"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        PID=`cat "$WORKDIR/$NAME.pid"`
+        kill $PID
+        rm -f "$WORKDIR/$NAME.pid"
+        echo "stopped $NAME" && exit 0
+        ;;
+      restart)
+        $0 stop
+        sleep 1
+        $0 start
+        ;;
+      status)
+        if [ -f "$WORKDIR/$NAME.pid" ]
+        then
+            PID=`cat "$WORKDIR/$NAME.pid"`
+            if [ "$(/bin/ps --no-headers -p $PID)" ]
+            then
+                echo "$NAME is running (pid : $PID)" && exit 0
+            else
+                echo "Pid $PID found in $WORKDIR/$NAME.pid, but not running." && exit 1
+            fi
+        else
+            echo "$NAME is NOT running" && exit 1
+        fi
+    ;;
+      *)
+      echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/$NAME {start|stop|restart|status}" && exit 1
+      ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0