import subprocess import os import sys if os.geteuid() != 0: print "Please run this as root." sys.exit(1) try: print "Waiting for media-monitor processes to stop...", if (os.path.exists('/etc/init.d/airtime-media-monitor')): subprocess.call("invoke-rc.d airtime-media-monitor stop", shell=True) print "OK" else: print "Wasn't running" except Exception, e: print e