Refactor init scripts to start daemons directly before watchdog

- Init scripts now start wssshd/wssshc daemons directly
- Wait for daemons to be fully running before starting watchdog
- Watchdog only monitors existing daemons, doesn't start them
- Watchdog exits if daemon restart fails
- Proper startup sequence: daemon → verify running → watchdog
- Fixed both wssshd and wssshc init scripts and watchdogs

wsssh-server/debian/wssshd-watchdog

@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ main() {
                 sleep 3
             else
                 log_message "Failed to restart $DAEMON_NAME"
+                # If daemon fails to start, exit watchdog
+                log_message "Watchdog exiting due to daemon restart failure"
+                break
             fi
         fi
 
@@ -262,8 +265,8 @@ case "$1" in
         fi
         echo "Calling main() function..."
 
-        # Properly daemonize the main() function
-        setsid bash -c 'main' &
+        # Run main() function in background
+        main &
 
         # Give it a moment to start
         sleep 1

wssshc.init

@@ -104,16 +104,11 @@ is_running() {
 start() {
     echo -n "Starting $NAME: "
 
-    # Check if watchdog is already running
-    if [ -f "$WATCHDOG_PIDFILE" ]; then
-        local watchdog_pid=$(cat "$WATCHDOG_PIDFILE")
-        if kill -0 "$watchdog_pid" 2>/dev/null; then
-            echo "already running (watchdog PID: $watchdog_pid)"
+    # Check if daemon is already running
+    if is_running; then
+        local pid=$(cat "$PIDFILE")
+        echo "already running (PID: $pid)"
         return 0
-        else
-            # Stale watchdog PID file
-            rm -f "$WATCHDOG_PIDFILE"
-        fi
     fi
 
     # Check if START is enabled
@@ -141,37 +136,55 @@ start() {
         return 1
     fi
 
-    # Check if watchdog script exists
-    if [ ! -x "$WATCHDOG" ]; then
-        echo "watchdog script $WATCHDOG not found or not executable"
-        return 1
-    fi
-
     # Create necessary directories
     mkdir -p /var/run /var/log/wssshc
     chown $USER:$GROUP /var/run /var/log/wssshc 2>/dev/null || true
 
-    # Start the watchdog (which will start and monitor the daemon)
-    $WATCHDOG start >/dev/null 2>&1
-
-    local retval=$?
+    # Start the daemon directly
+    echo "Starting daemon..."
+    if "$DAEMON" &
+    then
+        echo $! > "$PIDFILE"
+        echo "Daemon started successfully"
+    else
+        echo "FAILED"
+        echo "Could not start daemon"
+        return 1
+    fi
 
-    if [ $retval -eq 0 ]; then
-        # Wait a moment for the watchdog to start (reduced since watchdog now waits for PID file)
+    # Wait for daemon to be fully running
+    local count=0
+    while [ $count -lt 10 ] && ! is_running; do
+        echo "Waiting for daemon to start... ($count/10)"
         sleep 1
+        count=$((count + 1))
+    done
+
+    if is_running; then
+        local pid=$(cat "$PIDFILE")
+        echo "Daemon is running (PID: $pid)"
+
+        # Now start the watchdog to monitor the running daemon
+        echo "Starting watchdog..."
+        if [ -x "$WATCHDOG" ]; then
+            $WATCHDOG start >/dev/null 2>&1
+            sleep 2
 
-        # Check if watchdog is running
             if [ -f "$WATCHDOG_PIDFILE" ] && kill -0 "$(cat "$WATCHDOG_PIDFILE")" 2>/dev/null; then
                 echo "OK"
                 return 0
             else
-            echo "FAILED"
-            echo "Watchdog failed to start properly"
-            return 1
+                echo "OK (daemon running, watchdog failed)"
+                return 0
+            fi
+        else
+            echo "OK (daemon running, no watchdog)"
+            return 0
         fi
     else
         echo "FAILED"
-        return $retval
+        echo "Daemon failed to start properly"
+        return 1
     fi
 }
 

wssshd.init

@@ -57,16 +57,11 @@ is_running() {
 start() {
     echo -n "Starting $NAME: "
 
-    # Check if watchdog is already running
-    if [ -f "$WATCHDOG_PIDFILE" ]; then
-        local watchdog_pid=$(cat "$WATCHDOG_PIDFILE")
-        if kill -0 "$watchdog_pid" 2>/dev/null; then
-            echo "already running (watchdog PID: $watchdog_pid)"
+    # Check if daemon is already running
+    if is_running; then
+        local pid=$(cat "$PIDFILE")
+        echo "already running (PID: $pid)"
         return 0
-        else
-            # Stale watchdog PID file
-            rm -f "$WATCHDOG_PIDFILE"
-        fi
     fi
 
     # Check if config file exists
@@ -84,37 +79,62 @@ start() {
         return 1
     fi
 
-    # Check if watchdog script exists
-    if [ ! -x "$WATCHDOG" ]; then
-        echo "watchdog script $WATCHDOG not found or not executable"
-        return 1
-    fi
-
     # Create necessary directories
     mkdir -p /var/run /var/log/wssshd
     chown $USER:$GROUP /var/run /var/log/wssshd 2>/dev/null || true
 
-    # Start the watchdog (which will start and monitor the daemon)
-    $WATCHDOG start >/dev/null 2>&1
-
-    local retval=$?
+    # Start the daemon directly
+    echo "Starting daemon..."
+    if start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile "$PIDFILE" \
+        --chuid $USER:$GROUP --background --make-pidfile \
+        --exec "$DAEMON" 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "Daemon started successfully"
+    else
+        echo "start-stop-daemon failed, trying direct execution..."
+        if "$DAEMON" &
+        then
+            echo $! > "$PIDFILE"
+            echo "Daemon started successfully (direct execution)"
+        else
+            echo "FAILED"
+            echo "Could not start daemon"
+            return 1
+        fi
+    fi
 
-    if [ $retval -eq 0 ]; then
-        # Wait a moment for the watchdog to start (reduced since watchdog now waits for PID file)
+    # Wait for daemon to be fully running
+    local count=0
+    while [ $count -lt 10 ] && ! is_running; do
+        echo "Waiting for daemon to start... ($count/10)"
         sleep 1
+        count=$((count + 1))
+    done
+
+    if is_running; then
+        local pid=$(cat "$PIDFILE")
+        echo "Daemon is running (PID: $pid)"
+
+        # Now start the watchdog to monitor the running daemon
+        echo "Starting watchdog..."
+        if [ -x "$WATCHDOG" ]; then
+            $WATCHDOG start >/dev/null 2>&1
+            sleep 2
 
-        # Check if watchdog is running
             if [ -f "$WATCHDOG_PIDFILE" ] && kill -0 "$(cat "$WATCHDOG_PIDFILE")" 2>/dev/null; then
                 echo "OK"
                 return 0
             else
-            echo "FAILED"
-            echo "Watchdog failed to start properly"
-            return 1
+                echo "OK (daemon running, watchdog failed)"
+                return 0
+            fi
+        else
+            echo "OK (daemon running, no watchdog)"
+            return 0
         fi
     else
         echo "FAILED"
-        return $retval
+        echo "Daemon failed to start properly"
+        return 1
     fi
 }
 

wssshtools/debian/wssshc-watchdog

@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ main() {
                 sleep 3
             else
                 log_message "Failed to restart $DAEMON_NAME"
+                # If daemon fails to start, exit watchdog
+                log_message "Watchdog exiting due to daemon restart failure"
+                break
             fi
         fi
 
@@ -257,8 +260,8 @@ case "$1" in
         fi
         echo "Calling main() function..."
 
-        # Properly daemonize the main() function
-        setsid bash -c 'main' &
+        # Run main() function in background
+        main &
 
         # Give it a moment to start
         sleep 1