[ale] Looking for software to keep processes running.

[jwl at sgi.com (Jim Lynch)]

I've got a number of scripts that start processes that run in user space 
that I'd like to keep running.  (RH 7.2).  Is there a utility that would 
help me?  I know I can write a script that would do a ps periodically and 
make sure the process was still running and if not start it up, but I was 
just curious if there was a utility that would automate that process. I 
googled for something, but didn't see anything promising, except a 
reference to Big Brother.

THanks,
Jim.