#!/bin/sh
export daemons="syslogd klogd"
cmd=$1
shift
[ "$1" ] && syslogOptions="$@"
: ${syslogOptions:="-s0 -S -l5 -m60"}
: ${klogOptions:=}

action() {
  service=$1
  shift
  start-stop-daemon -u root -n $service -x /sbin/$service "$@"
}

actions() {
  for daemon in $daemons; do
    action $daemon "$@"
  done
}

mkdirs() {
# try to cd to /var/log
# if path does not exist, create it with appropriate permissions and ownership
  cd /var 2>/dev/null || {
    mkdir /var && cd /var
  } && cd log 2>/dev/null || {
    mkdir -m660 log && {
      chgrp log log
      cd log
    }
  }
}

startem() {
   action syslogd -b -S -- $syslogOptions
   action klogd -b -S -- $klogOptions
}

case "$cmd" in
    start)
       echo "Starting $daemons..."
       if mkdirs; then
         logread >>/var/log/messages 2>/dev/null
       else
         syslogOptions="-C 16 -m 0" #fall back to circular buffer
       fi
       actions -K >/dev/null 2>&1
       startem
       ;;
                         
    restart)
       echo "Restarting $daemons"
       mkdirs || syslogOptions="-C 16 -m 0" #fall back to circular buffer
       actions -K
       startem
       ;;
       
    stop)
       echo "Stopping $daemons"
       actions -K
       ;;
       
    *)
       echo "usage: start|restart|stop"
       ;;
esac