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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Parse named arguments
+while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
+  case "$1" in
+  --service=*)
+    SERVICE="${1#*=}"
+    shift 1
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Unknown option: $1"
+    exit 3
+    ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+# Check if the service name is provided
+if [ -z "$SERVICE" ]; then
+  echo "UNKNOWN - Service name not provided"
+  exit 3
+fi
+
+# Check if the service is running
+service_status=$(service ${SERVICE} onestatus)
+
+# If the service is running, return OK
+if echo "$service_status" | grep -q "${SERVICE} is running as pid [0-9]*."; then
+  echo "OK - ${SERVICE} is running"
+  exit 0
+# If the service is not running, return CRITICAL
+elif echo "$service_status" | grep -q "${SERVICE} is not running."; then
+  echo "CRITICAL - ${SERVICE} is not running"
+  exit 2
+# If the check failed, return UNKNOWN
+else
+  echo -e "UNKNOWN - Check failed:\n$service_status"
+  exit 3
+fi