--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Starts vmtoolsd for openvmtools
+#
+
+EXEC="/usr/bin/vmtoolsd"
+ARGS="-b"
+PID="/var/run/vmtoolsd.pid"
+
+case "$1" in
+ start)
+ echo -n "Starting vmtoolsd: "
+ start-stop-daemon -S -q -x $EXEC -- $ARGS $PID
+ if [ $? != 0 ]; then
+ echo "FAILED"
+ exit 1
+ else
+ echo "OK"
+ fi
+ ;;
+ stop)
+ echo -n "Stopping vmtoolsd: "
+ start-stop-daemon -K -q -p $PID
+ echo "OK"
+ ;;
+ restart|reload)
+ $0 stop
+ $0 start
+ ;;
+ *)
+ echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
+ exit 1
+esac