Run dropbox CLI as service

dropbox

#/etc/init.d/dropbox

start() {
    echo "Starting dropbox..."
    start-stop-daemon -b -o -c dropbox -S -x /dropbox/.dropbox-dist/dropbox
}

stop() {
    echo "Stopping dropbox..."
    start-stop-daemon -o -c dropbox -K -x /dropbox/.dropbox-dist/dropbox
}

status() {
    dbpid=$(pgrep -u root dropbox)
    if [ -z $dbpid ] ; then
        echo "dropbox not running."
    else
        echo "dropbox running."
    fi
}

case "$1" in
    start)
        start
        ;;

    stop)
        stop
        ;;

    restart|reload|force-reload)
        stop
        start
        ;;

    status)
        status
        ;;

    *)
        echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/dropbox {start|stop|reload|force-reload|restart|status}"
        exit 1

esac

exit 0

Thanks! Note that name of the main script has changed from .dropbox-dist/dropbox to .dropbox-dist/dropboxd