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         printf "%-50s" "Checking $NAME..."

         printf "%-50s" "Checking $NAME..."

     if [ -f $PIDFILE ]; then

     if [ -f $PIDFILE ]; then

PID=$(cat $PIDFILE)

        PID=$(cat $PIDFILE)

             if [ -z "$(ps axf | grep ${PID} | grep -v grep)" ]; then

             if [ -z "$(ps axf | grep ${PID} | grep -v grep)" ]; then

printf "%s\n" "The process appears to be dead but pidfile still exists"

                printf "%s\n" "The process appears to be dead but pidfile still exists"

             else

             else

echo "Running, the PID is $PID"

                echo "Running, the PID is $PID"

             fi

             fi

else

    else

printf "%s\n" "Service not running"

        printf "%s\n" "Service not running"

     fi

     fi

  }

  }