Starting God with init.d

Get the default gem set:
```
$ rvm list default
```

Create a wrapper script for the init script to use

$ rvmsudo wrapper ruby-1.9.3-p374-railsexpress bootup god

Create the directory god will log to:
```
$ sudo mkdir /var/log/god
```

Create the /etc/init.d/god init script:

#!/bin/bash
#
# God under multi-user RVM
#
# http://god.rubyforge.org
# http://beginrescueend.com/integration/god/
#
# chkconfig: - 85 15
# description: Control the God gem. Expects the gem to \
#              to be installed under a multi-user RVM \
#              installation. Requires RVM wrapper.
#

### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          god
# Required-Start:    $remote_fs $network
# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $network
# Default-Start:
# Default-Stop:
# Description:       God under multi-user RVM
# Short-Description: Control God under multi-user RVM
### END INIT INFO

# Source function library.
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

prog=god
exec=/usr/local/rvm/bin/bootup_$prog

# Default values.
CONFIG_FILE=/etc/god.conf.rb
LOG_FILE=/var/log/god/god.log
LOG_LEVEL=info
PID_FILE=/var/run/god/god.pid

start_god() {
  [ -x $exec ] || exit 5
  echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
  status_god_quiet && echo -n "already running" && warning && echo && exit 0
  daemon --user root "$exec \
    -c $CONFIG_FILE \
    -l $LOG_FILE \
    --log-level $LOG_LEVEL \
    -P $PID_FILE >/dev/null"
  retval=$?
  echo
  return $retval
}

stop_god() {
  echo -n $"Stopping $prog: "
  retval=0
  if ! status_god_quiet ; then
    echo -n "already stopped" && warning
  else
    $exec quit >/dev/null
    retval=$?
  fi
  echo
  return $retval
}

restart_god() {
  stop_god
  start_god
}

status_god() {
  status -p $PID_FILE $prog
}

status_god_quiet() {
  status_god >/dev/null 2>&1
}

case "$1" in
  start)
    start_god
    ;;
  stop)
    stop_god
    ;;
  restart)
    restart_god
    ;;
  status)
    status_god
    ;;
  *)
    echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart}"
    exit 2
esac

exit $?

Be sure to change the CONFIG_FILE setting in the init script to match the location of the god config file you want to use.
Make it executable:
```
# chmod +x /etc/init.d/god
```

Add it to chkconfig:

$ chkconfig --add god
$ chkconfig god on

Start god:
```
# /etc/init.d/god start
```

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Starting God with init.d