@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ if [ -n "$PROCESS_ID" ]; then

 else

   printf "starting up node agent\n"

   cd $APP_PATH

-  $(./$AGENT_NAME >> \

- $LOG_PATH/npwAgent.log 2>&1 &)

+  if [ "$1" != "" ]; then

+    ./$AGENT_NAME $1

+  else

+    ./$AGENT_NAME >> $LOG_PATH/npwAgent.log 2>&1 &

+  fi

 fi

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@

 #!/bin/bash

-#

+# Starts up the node power agent as a background process

+# and redirects output to a log file.

 APP_PATH="/home/$USER/bin"

 LOG_PATH="/home/$USER/log"

new file mode 100755

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@

+#!/bin/bash

+#

+

+APP_PATH="/home/$USER/bin"

+LOG_PATH="/home/$USER/log"

+

+AGENT_NAME="[n]pwAgent.py"

+

+PROCESS_ID="$(ps x | awk -v a=$AGENT_NAME '$7 ~ a {print $1}')"

+

+if [ -n "$PROCESS_ID" ]; then

+  if [ "$1" != "-q" ]; then

+    printf "node power agent running [%s]\n" $PROCESS_ID

+  fi

+else

+  printf "starting up node agent\n"

+  cd $APP_PATH

+  $(./$AGENT_NAME >> \

+ $LOG_PATH/npwAgent.log 2>&1 &)

+fi

+