--- projects/cms/source/host/ihost-perl/ihost.pl	2001/03/06 08:38:42	1.24
+++ projects/cms/source/host/ihost-perl/ihost.pl	2001/03/12 23:51:15	1.26
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 # methods as you see fit.
 #  - pjm2@ukc.ac.uk
 #
-# $Author: pjm2 $
-# $Id: ihost.pl,v 1.24 2001/03/06 08:38:42 pjm2 Exp $
+# $Author: tdb $
+# $Id: ihost.pl,v 1.26 2001/03/12 23:51:15 tdb Exp $
 #------------------------------------------------------------
 
 $| = 1;
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ use vars qw (
              $filter_addr
              $file_list
              $fqdn
+             $pidfile
             );
 
 if (@ARGV != 2) {
@@ -44,6 +45,10 @@ $filter_manager_port = $ARGV[1];
 
 $seq_no = 1;
 
+# write our PID to a file
+$pidfile = "/var/tmp/ihost.pid";
+&write_pid();
+
 &tcp_configure();
 &send_udp_packet();
 
@@ -71,6 +76,8 @@ while (1) {
     `sleep $delay`;
 }
 
+# we'll probably never get here...
+`rm -f $pidfile`;
 exit(0);
 
 
@@ -367,6 +374,19 @@ sub send_tcp_heartbeat() {
     
     close($sock);
     print "^";
+    
+    return;
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# write_pid
+# Writes the PID (process ID) of this instance to $pidfile.
+# This is then used by a seperate script to check (and restart) ihost.
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub write_pid() {
+    open PID, ">$pidfile";
+    print PID $$;
+    close PID;
     
     return;
 }