diff --git a/check_networking.sh b/check_networking.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+working_dir="$(dirname $(realpath $0))"
+
+
+# -------------
+# - Some Variables
+# -------------
+
+LOCK_DIR="/tmp/$(basename $0).LOCK"
+
+service_name="nginx"
+alert_email_arr="ckubu@oopen.de"
+sender_address="check_${service_name}@$(hostname -f)"
+
+check_string_ps="nginx: master"
+
+restart_needed=false
+
+# -------------
+# - Job is already running?
+# -------------
+
+# - If job already runs, stop execution..
+# -
+if mkdir "$LOCK_DIR" 2> /dev/null ; then
+
+   ## - Remove lockdir when the script finishes, or when it receives a signal
+   trap clean_up SIGHUP SIGINT SIGTERM
+
+else
+
+   datum="$(date +"%d.%m.%Y %H:%M")"
+
+   msg="[ Error ]: A previos instance of \"`basename $0`\" seems already be running.\n\n           Exiting now.."
+
+   echo ""
+   echo "[ Error ]: A previos instance of that script \"`basename $0`\" seems already be running."
+   echo ""
+   echo -e "           Exiting now.."
+   echo ""
+
+   for _email in ${alert_email_arr[@]} ; do
+      echo -e "To:${_email}\n${content_type}\nSubject:Error cronjob `basename $0` -- $datum\n${msg}\n" \
+         | sendmail -F "Error `hostname -f`" -f $sender_address $_email
+   done
+
+   exit 1
+
+fi
+
+
+# -------------
+# - Some functions
+# -------------
+
+clean_up() {
+
+   # Perform program exit housekeeping
+   rm -rf "$LOCK_DIR"
+   exit $1
+}
+
+echononl(){
+   if $terminal ; then
+      echo X\\c > /tmp/shprompt$$
+      if [ `wc -c /tmp/shprompt$$ | awk '{print $1}'` -eq 1 ]; then
+         echo -e -n "$*\\c" 1>&2
+      else
+         echo -e -n "$*" 1>&2
+      fi
+      rm /tmp/shprompt$$
+   fi
+}
+
+fatal(){
+   echo ""
+   if $terminal ; then
+      echo -e "   [ \033[31m\033[1mFatal\033[m ]: $*"
+      echo ""
+      echo -e "   \033[31m\033[1mScript was interupted\033[m!"
+   else
+      echo "   [ Fatal ]: $*"
+      echo ""
+      echo "              Script was terminated...."
+   fi
+   echo ""
+   clean_up 1
+}
+
+error (){
+   echo ""
+   if $terminal ; then
+      echo -e "   [ \033[31m\033[1mError\033[m ]: $*"
+   else
+      echo "[ Error ]: $*"
+   fi
+   echo ""
+}
+
+warn (){
+   echo ""
+   if $terminal ; then
+      echo -e "   [ \033[33m\033[1mWarning\033[m ]: $*"
+   else
+      echo "[ Warning ]: $*"
+   fi
+   echo ""
+}
+
+info (){
+   if $terminal ; then
+   	echo ""
+      echo -e "   [ \033[32m\033[1mInfo\033[m ]: $*"
+   	echo ""
+   fi
+}
+
+echo_done() {
+   if $terminal ; then
+      echo -e "\033[75G[ \033[32mdone\033[m ]"
+   fi
+}
+echo_failed(){
+   if $terminal && $LOGGING ; then
+      echo -e "\033[75G[ \033[1;31mfailed\033[m ]"
+   fi
+}
+echo_skipped() {
+   if $terminal && $LOGGING ; then
+      echo -e "\033[75G[ \033[90m\033[1mskipped\033[m ]"
+   fi
+}
+
+
+# -------------
+# - Check some prerequisites
+# -------------
+
+# - Running in a terminal?
+# -
+if [[ -t 1 ]] ; then
+   terminal=true
+else
+   terminal=false
+fi
+
+# - Systemd supported ?
+# -
+systemd=$(which systemd)
+systemctl=$(which systemctl)
+
+systemd_supported=false
+if [[ -n "$systemd" ]] && [[ -n "$systemctl" ]] ; then
+   systemd_supported=true
+else
+   fatal "Support of systemd is requirred for this script"
+fi
+
+
+# -------------
+# - Main Part of Script
+# -------------
+
+if $terminal ; then
+	echo -e "\n   Check if networking service is enabled.."
+	echo -e "   ========================================"
+fi
+
+if ! $(systemctl is-enabled networking > /dev/null 2>&1) ; then
+
+   error "Networking service is NOT enabled"
+
+   echononl "   Enable networking service.."
+   systemctl enable networking > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+   if [[ $? -eq 0 ]] ; then
+      echo_done
+   else
+      echo_failed
+   fi
+
+else
+
+   info "Networking service is enabled"
+
+fi
+
+if $terminal ; then
+	echo -e "\n   Check if networking service is active.."
+	echo -e "   ======================================="
+fi
+
+if ! $(systemctl is-active networking > /dev/null 2>&1) ; then
+
+   error "Networking service is NOT active."
+
+   echononl "   (Re)start networking service.."
+   systemctl restart networking > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+   if [[ $? -eq 0 ]] ; then
+      echo_done
+   else
+      echo_failed
+   fi
+
+else
+
+   info "Networking service is active"
+
+fi
+
+clean_up 0
+