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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# maui	This script will start and stop the MAUI Scheduler
+#
+# chkconfig: 345 85 85
+# description: maui
+#
+ulimit -n 32768
+# Source the library functions
+. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
+
+MAUI_PREFIX=/opt
+
+# let see how we were called
+case "$1" in
+	start) 
+		echo -n "Starting MAUI Scheduler: "
+		daemon --user maui $MAUI_PREFIX/sbin/maui
+		echo
+		;;
+	stop)
+		echo -n "Shutting down MAUI Scheduler: "
+		killproc maui
+		echo
+		;;
+	status)
+		status maui
+		;;
+	restart)
+		$0 stop
+		$0 start
+		;;
+	*)
+		echo "Usage: maui {start|stop|restart|status}"
+		exit 1
+esac