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+#!/bin/bash
+
+eval set -- "$(getopt -o n: --long name:,cluster: -- $@)"
+
+while true ; do
+ case "$1" in
+ -n|--name) name=$2; shift 2 ;;
+ --cluster) cluster=$2; shift 2 ;;
+ --) shift ; break ;;
+ esac
+done
+
+CEPHCONF=`which ceph-conf`
+RADOSGW=`which radosgw`
+
+if [ -z "${CEPHCONF}" ]; then
+ CEPHCONF=/usr/bin/${CEPHCONF}
+fi
+
+if [ ! -x "${CEPHCONF}" ]; then
+ echo "${CEPHCONF} could not start, it is not executable."
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$RADOSGW" ]; then
+ RADOSGW=/usr/bin/radosgw
+fi
+
+if [ ! -x "$RADOSGW" ]; then
+ echo "$RADOSGW could not start, it is not executable."
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+# prefix for radosgw instances in ceph.conf
+PREFIX='client.radosgw.'
+
+if [ -z "$name" ]; then
+ echo "no name paramter"
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$cluster" ]; then
+ cluster="ceph"
+fi
+
+ceph_conf_file="/etc/ceph/${cluster}.conf"
+
+if [ ! -f "${ceph_conf_file}" ] ; then
+ echo "ceph config file not found: $ceph_conf_file"
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+longname=${PREFIX}${name}
+testname=$(${CEPHCONF} -c ${ceph_conf_file} --list-sections $PREFIX | grep $longname )
+
+if [ -z "$testname" ]; then
+ echo "error parsing '$name' : valid types are: $(echo $(${CEPHCONF} -c ${ceph_conf_file} --list-sections $PREFIX | sed s/$PREFIX//))"
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+auto_start=`${CEPHCONF} -c ${ceph_conf_file} -n $longname 'auto start'`
+if [ "$auto_start" = "no" ] || [ "$auto_start" = "false" ] || [ "$auto_start" = "0" ]; then
+ echo "ceph.conf:[$longname], says not to start."
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+# is the socket defined? if it's not, this instance shouldn't run as a daemon.
+rgw_socket=`$RADOSGW -c ${ceph_conf_file} -n $longname --show-config-value rgw_socket_path`
+if [ -z "$rgw_socket" ]; then
+ echo "socket $rgw_socket could not be found in ceph.conf:[$longname], not starting."
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+# mapped to this host?
+host=`${CEPHCONF} -c ${ceph_conf_file} -n $longname host`
+hostname=`hostname -s`
+if [ "$host" != "$hostname" ]; then
+ echo "hostname $hostname could not be found in ceph.conf:[$longname], not starting."
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+user=`${CEPHCONF} -c ${ceph_conf_file} -n $longname user`
+if [ -n "$user" ]; then
+ if [ "$USER" != "$user" ]; then
+ echo "enviroment \$USER '$USER' does not match '$longname' user '$user'"
+ exit 1
+ fi
+fi
+
+
+log_file=`$RADOSGW -c ${ceph_conf_file} -n $longname --show-config-value log_file`
+if [ -n "$log_file" ]; then
+ if [ ! -f "$log_file" ]; then
+ touch "$log_file"
+ touchrc=$?
+ if [ 0 != $touchrc ] ; then
+ exit $touchrc
+ fi
+ fi
+fi