Add reboothack.sh

Author: shmick

reboothack.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/opt/X11/bin
+
+# This is a dirty hack to keep the media user logged in.
+# For some reason it keeps getting kicked out to the login
+# prompt, which means EyeTV is not able to record shows.
+
+# We check to see if the Dock app is running
+# If not, wait 30 seconds and check again
+# If it's still not running, we reboot the mac and let the
+# account auto login as it normally should
+
+LOG="$HOME/reboot.log"
+
+check() {
+TEST=$(pgrep -U $(whoami) Dock)
+RESULT="$?"
+}
+
+check
+if [ "$RESULT" = 0 ]
+then
+echo "$(date) Dock found" >> $LOG
+exit 
+else
+echo "$(date) Dock not found, wating 30 seconds" >> $LOG
+sleep 30
+check
+    if [ "$RESULT" = 0 ]
+    then
+    exit
+    else
+    echo "$(date) Dock still not found, rebooting NOW" >> $LOG
+    sudo reboot
+    fi
+fi