So I have a perl script I want to start and keep running. I had documented the startupitem.pidfile per list feedback as shown: startupitem.pidfile This keyword must be defined properly for daemondo to be able to monitor daemons launched via “script” StartupItems and restart them if they die. It specifies two things: a process id (PID) file handling method, and a pidfile name and path. So I have a startupitem that created a pidfile. If the pidfile isn't created properly daemondo keeps starting more instances so I know it makes sure it starts up, but after the script is running if I kill it (to simulate the script dying abnormally) daemondo never restarts it. Isn't daemondo supposed to restart it if startup.pidfile is defined? I can't use startupitem executable for a perl script. Mark