Run Java as a daemon

(written by lawrence, however indented passages are often quotes)

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How to run a Java Program as a daemon (service) on Linux (openSUSE) using a shell script

The following alternatives may be used to run a Java program as a daemon on Linux:

Use the Java Service Wrapper.
Use the Apache Jakarta Commons Daemon package (Jsvc).
Use a shell script.
This article describes how to use a shell script. The disadvantage of the Java Wrapper and the Commons Daemon package is that they both make use of C programs. These C programs have to be compiled (or a matching binary distribution has to be found) and have to be compatible with the operating system and the installed Java runtime environment. A shell script, on the other hand, is easier to adapt to changing OS and Java environments.

Features
The shell script (javaDaemonTest.sh) provides the following functionality:

Start/stop the Java daemon process, according to the Linux system init script convention.
Run the Java daemon as a different (non-root) Linux user.
Log error messages and redirect StdOut/StdErr output into a log file.
Install/uninstall the daemon as a Linux service.
(The “install” procedure installs the script in /etc/init.d, enables the service in the configured default runlevels, creates the “rc” command (symlink) and creates the Linux user (as a system account) and group if necessary).