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+#!/bin/sh
+# Start/stop/restart open-vm-tools.
+
+openvmtools_check() {
+  vmware-checkvm
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "eRRoR with vmware-checkvm"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+openvmtools_start() {
+  openvmtools_check
+  CMDLINE="/usr/bin/vmtoolsd --background=/var/run/vmtoolsd.pid"
+  echo -n "Starting vmtoolsd: $CMDLINE"
+  $CMDLINE || exit 2
+  echo
+}
+
+openvmtools_stop() {
+  VMPID=$(cat /var/run/vmtoolsd.pid)
+  echo -n "Stopping vmtoolsd (PID $VMPID)..."
+  kill -9 $VMPID
+  echo
+}
+
+openvmtools_restart() {
+  openvmtools_stop
+  sleep 1
+  openvmtools_start
+}
+
+# Check if openvmtools is running
+openvmtools_status() {
+  if [ -e /var/run/vmtoolsd.pid ]; then
+    echo "vmtoolsd is running."
+  else
+    echo "vmtoolsd is stopped."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+'start')
+  openvmtools_start
+  ;;
+'stop')
+  openvmtools_stop
+  ;;
+'restart')
+  openvmtools_restart
+  ;;
+'status')
+  openvmtools_status
+  ;;
+*)
+  echo "usage $0 start|stop|restart|status"
+esac