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+#!/bin/sh
+# Start a cluster of brokers on local host, put the list of ports for cluster members in cluster.ports
+#
+echo $1 | grep '^[0-9][0-9]*$' > /dev/null || { echo "Usage: $0 cluster-size [options]"; exit 1; }
+
+# Execute command with the ais group set.
+with_ais_group() {
+    id -nG | grep '\<ais\>' >/dev/null || { echo "You are not a member of the ais group."; exit 1; }
+    echo $* | newgrp ais
+}
+
+test -f cluster.ports && { echo "cluster.ports file already exists" ; exit 1; }
+rm -f cluster*.log
+SIZE=$1; shift
+CLUSTER=`pwd`		# Cluster name=pwd, avoid clashes.
+
+for (( i=0; i<SIZE; ++i )); do
+    OPTS="--load-module ../.libs/libqpidcluster.so -dp0 --log-output=cluster$i.log --cluster-name=$CLUSTER --no-data-dir --auth=no $*"
+    PORT=`with_ais_group ../qpidd $OPTS`  || exit 1
+    echo $PORT >> cluster.ports
+done
+
+