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For processes to be up and running all the time

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http://askubuntu.com – I want my python program sample.py to be always up and running. I have read some things and asked people about ways to do this. So far I have following options - Upstart Cron I am trying things with upstart right now. I have created a sample.conf in $HOME/.init/. #sample.conf description "gearmanWorker1" author "hussain" pre-start script logger "pre-start for sample" end script post-start script logger "post-start for sample" end script script logger "just before executing sample.sh" exec /usr/bin/python /home/magic/Documents/gearman-python/Worker.py end script But when I (HowTos)

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Submitted by funckax on 11/01/2012 – Made popular on 11/01/2012

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I have created the Sample.txt file in /home/ directory.

I have also checked the permission for read and write for both the file

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