I can't actually help with your real question, I'm afraid. I want to toss in some pointers though. See comments. 
#!/usr/bin/perl -wT
use strict;

$ENV{PATH} =
'/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin';

my @process = `ps -u me`; # only call ps(1) once

if (grep /ircd/, @process) { # use Perl's builtin grep
    print "Ircd is up!\n";
}
else {
    print "Starting Ircd......\n";
    # use system(LIST) rather than backticks
    system qw(sudo -u dsirc /home/me/Unreal3.1.4/src/ircd)
        or die "Failed to launch ircd!\n";
}

if (grep /wrecked/, @process) {
    print "Services are up!\n";
}
else {
    print "Starting Services......\n";
    system qw(sudo -u dsirc /home/me/services/wrecked)
        or die "Failed to launch services!\n";
}

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Update: added checks for system success.

Makeshifts last the longest.

In reply to Re: Why won't it die?? by Aristotle
in thread Why won't it die?? by Anonymous Monk

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