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/etc/init.d/mongrel_cluster

This could be easily edited to accommodate multiple rails apps......

#
# Copyright (c) 2006 Bradley Taylor, bradley@railsmachine.com
#
# mongrel_cluster       Startup script for Mongrel clusters.
#
# chkconfig: - 85 15
# description: mongrel_cluster manages multiple Mongrel processes for use \
#              behind a load balancer.
#              

CONF_DIR=/etc/mongrel_cluster
RETVAL=0


# Gracefully exit if the controller is missing.
which mongrel_cluster_ctl >/dev/null || exit 0

# Go no further if config directory is missing.
[ -d "$CONF_DIR" ] || exit 0

case "$1" in
    start)
      mongrel_cluster_ctl start -c $CONF_DIR
      RETVAL=$?
  ;;
    stop)
      mongrel_cluster_ctl stop -c $CONF_DIR
      RETVAL=$?
  ;;
    restart)
      mongrel_cluster_ctl restart -c $CONF_DIR
      RETVAL=$?
  ;;
    *)
      echo "Usage: mongrel_cluster {start|stop|restart}"
      exit 1
  ;;
esac      

exit $RETVAL