upstart init.d script for running Dell SonicWALL NetExtender as a service. Script should be in /etc/init.d/netextender Configuration goes in /etc/default/netextender Than run: sudo update-rc.d netextender defaults

gistfile1.sh

#!/bin/sh
# defaults for NetExtender Dell VPN Client
# sourced by /etc/init.d/netextender
# should be placed in /etc/default/netextender

# Enable or disable the daemon
ENABLE_DAEMON=1

# Path to daemon
DAEMON=/usr/sbin/netExtender

# User running the daemon
USER="root"

# Authentication parameters
# VPN_USER, VPN_PASSWORD, VPN_DOMAIN and VPN_SERVER are mandatory
VPN_USER=""
VPN_PASSWORD=""
VPN_DOMAIN=""
VPN_SERVER=""

# VPN_SERVER_PORT="4433"

# Default options for daemon
OPTIONS="--auto-reconnect --mtu 1500 --ppp-sync --dns-only-local"

# Extra options to start-stop-daemon
START_STOP_OPTIONS="--iosched idle --nicelevel 10"

netextender

#!/bin/sh -e
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          netextender
# Required-Start:    $local_fs $remote_fs $network
# Required-Stop:     $local_fs $remote_fs $network
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
# Short-Description: Start or stop the netextender VPN client.
### END INIT INFO

NAME=netextender
STOP_TIMEOUT=30

export PATH="${PATH:+$PATH:}/sbin"

[ -e /etc/default/$NAME ] && . /etc/default/$NAME

[ -e $DAEMON ] && DAEMON=/usr/sbin/netExtender
[ -e $USER ] && USER=root
[ -e $VPN_SERVER_PORT ] && VPN_SERVER_PORT=4433

[ -x $DAEMON ] || exit 0

. /lib/lsb/init-functions

start_daemon () {
    if [ $ENABLE_DAEMON != 1 ]; then
        log_daemon_msg "VPN disabled, see /etc/default/${NAME}"
    else
        if [ -e $VPN_USER ] || [ -e $VPN_PASSWORD ] || [ -e $VPN_DOMAIN ] || [ -e $VPN_SERVER ]; then
            log_daemon_msg "Missing connection parameters, see /etc/default/${NAME}"
        else
            start-stop-daemon --start --chuid $USER \
            $START_STOP_OPTIONS --exec $DAEMON  -- \
            --username $VPN_USER --password $VPN_PASSWORD --domain $VPN_DOMAIN \
            $OPTIONS $VPN_SERVER:$VPN_SERVER_PORT&
        fi
    fi
}

case "$1" in
    start)
        log_daemon_msg "Starting NetExtender VPN client" "$NAME"
        start_daemon
        log_end_msg 0
        ;;
    stop)
        log_daemon_msg "Stopping NetExtender VPN client" "$NAME"
        start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec $DAEMON \
        --retry $STOP_TIMEOUT --oknodo
        log_end_msg 0
        ;;
    reload)
        log_daemon_msg "Reloading NetExtender VPN client" "$NAME"
        start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet \
            --exec $DAEMON \
            --oknodo --signal 1
        log_end_msg 0
        ;;
    restart|force-reload)
        log_daemon_msg "Restarting NetExtender VPN client" "$NAME"
        start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet \
            --exec $DAEMON --retry $STOP_TIMEOUT \
            --oknodo
        start_daemon
        log_end_msg 0
        ;;
    status)
        status_of_proc "$DAEMON" "$NAME" && exit 0 || exit $?
        ;;
    *)
        echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/$NAME {start|stop|reload|force-reload|restart|status}"
        exit 2
        ;;
esac

exit 0