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+#!/bin/bash -u
+# Copyright 2019 Nokia
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+DOCKER_ARGS="--tlsverify --tlscacert=${CLIENT_CA_CERT} --tlscert=${CLIENT_CERT} --tlskey=${CLIENT_KEY} -H ${DOCKER_HOST}"
+
+# check if kubelet is running
+kubelet_is_running=$( ps -aux | grep "/kubelet " | grep -v color | wc -l )
+if [[ "$kubelet_is_running" -ge "1" ]]
+then
+ # stop kubelet by force
+ kubeletpid=$( ps -aux | grep "/kubelet " | grep -v color | awk -F' ' '{ print $2 }' )
+ kill -9 $kubeletpid
+fi
+
+for D in /var/lib/kubelet/pods/*
+do
+ if [ -d "${D}" ]
+ then
+ rm -rf /var/lib/kubelet/pods/${D} || echo "Can not remove directory, skipping it"
+ fi
+done
+
+echo "Pre kubelet start ended."