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diff --git a/scripts/vyatta-monitor-background b/scripts/vyatta-monitor-background
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+++ b/scripts/vyatta-monitor-background
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+#!/bin/bash
+declare awkmatch="$2"
+declare pidname="$1"
+for i in "${@:3}"; do
+  awkmatch+="|$i"  
+done
+pidfile="/var/run/vyatta/monitor/$pidname-`tty| sed -e s-/--g -e s/dev//g`.pid"
+if [ -f $pidfile ]; then
+  pid=$(cat $pidfile)
+  processname=$(cat /proc/$pid/cmdline 2>/dev/null) 
+  if [[ $processname =~ "tail" ]];then
+   echo -ne "\n  You are already monitoring this service\n\n"  
+   exit 0
+  fi
+fi
+{ ( tail -f -n0 /var/log/messages & echo $! >&3) 3> \
+  $pidfile \
+  | awk "/$awkmatch/{ \$5=\"  $1:\"; for (f=5; f<=NF; ++f) {printf(\"%s \", \$f);}; printf(\"\n\") }" 2>&3 & \
+} 3>&2 2>/dev/null; disown