Linux noob here

Does anyone have a script for Ubuntu 14 that will start the server with the system? Specifically, I would like to be able to do a service gns3server start|stop|restart but the stop portion would need to search for the running processes and kill them (unless there is another way to stop the server).

Thanks!

Upstart is a great solution for this. An example HOWTO for Ubuntu Server 14.04:

1. Stop all currently running gns3server processes. Run the following from the terminal:

2. Identify the current user. This will be needed for the setuid value in the Upstart job config file. For example, I'm currently logged in as gns3 as this is the account that contains my personal GNS3 directory (projects, images, etc.). Run the following from the terminal:

3. Get the location of the gns3server binary. For example, gns3server is located at /usr/local/bin/gns3server on my system. This will be needed for the exec value in the Upstart job config file. Run the following from the terminal:

4. Create the Upstart job config file with a text editor. Run the following from the terminal:

...and enter/save the following:

5. Validate the syntax is correct for the Upstart job config file. Run the following from the terminal:

6. Reboot to verify. Run the following from the terminal:

7. Verify the gns3server process(es) are started upon login. Run the following from the terminal:

Note: Log will be located in /var/log/upstart directory. For example, if you wanted to check on any Warning or Errors, run the following from the terminal:

Need to stop/start/restart manually? Run one of the following from the terminal:

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Thank you very much for taking the time to write that up - it worked perfectly!!