rtorrent.user.template

#!/bin/bash
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: rtorrent
# Required-Start: $syslog $local_fs
# Required-Stop: $syslog $local_fs
# Should-Start: $remote_fs
# Should-Stop: $remote_fs
# X-Start-Before: xdm kdm gdm ldm sdm
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: rtorrent
# Description: Load up rtorrent in a screen session and pirate away
### END INIT INFO

###############
#
# TO INSTALL RUN
# sudo /usr/sbin/update-rc.d rtorrent defaults
#
##################


. /lib/lsb/init-functions

# EDIT THIS VARIABLE TO THE USER THAT YOU WANT RTORRENT TO RUN AS
USER=<username>

case "$1" in
  start)
    log_daemon_msg "Starting rtorrent"
    su $USER -c 'screen -d -m -S rtorrent rtorrent' &> /dev/null
    if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
log_failure_msg "FAILED."
        log_end_msg 1
        exit 0
    else
log_end_msg 0

    fi
    ;;
  stop)
    log_daemon_msg "Stopping rtorrent"
    killall -w -s 2 /usr/bin/rtorrent &> /dev/null
    if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
log_failure_msg "FAILED."
      log_end_msg 1
    else
log_end_msg 0
    fi
    ;;
  restart)
    $0 stop
    sleep 1
    $0 start
    ;;
  *)
    echo "usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
esac
exit 0