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460b9539 1/*
2 * This file is part of DisOrder.
5aff007d 3 * Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 Richard Kettlewell
460b9539 4 *
e7eb3a27 5 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
460b9539 6 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
e7eb3a27 7 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
460b9539 8 * (at your option) any later version.
9 *
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10 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
13 * GNU General Public License for more details.
14 *
460b9539 15 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
e7eb3a27 16 * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
460b9539 17 */
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18/** @file server/daemonize.c
19 * @brief Go into background
20 */
460b9539 21
05b75f8d 22#include "disorder-server.h"
460b9539 23
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24/** @brief Go into background
25 * @param tag Message tag, or NULL
26 * @param fac Logging facility
27 * @param pidfile Where to store PID, or NULL
28 *
29 * Become a daemon. stdout/stderr are lost and DisOrder's logging is
30 * redirected to syslog. It is assumed that there are no FDs beyond 2
31 * that need closing.
32 */
460b9539 33void daemonize(const char *tag, int fac, const char *pidfile) {
34 pid_t pid, r;
35 int w, dn;
36 FILE *fp;
37
38 D(("daemonize tag=%s fac=%d pidfile=%s",
39 tag ? tag : "NULL", fac, pidfile ? pidfile : "NULL"));
40 /* make sure that FDs 0, 1, 2 all at least exist (and get a
41 * /dev/null) */
42 do {
43 if((dn = open("/dev/null", O_RDWR, 0)) < 0)
44 fatal(errno, "error opening /dev/null");
45 } while(dn < 3);
46 pid = xfork();
47 if(pid) {
48 /* Parent process. Wait for the first child to finish, then
49 * return to the caller. */
50 exitfn = _exit;
51 while((r = waitpid(pid, &w, 0)) == -1 && errno == EINTR)
52 ;
53 if(r < 0) fatal(errno, "error calling waitpid");
54 if(w) error(0, "subprocess exited with wait status %#x", (unsigned)w);
55 _exit(0);
56 }
57 /* First child process. This will be the session leader, and will
58 * be transient. */
59 D(("first child pid=%lu", (unsigned long)getpid()));
60 if(setsid() < 0) fatal(errno, "error calling setsid");
61 /* we'll log to syslog */
62 openlog(tag, LOG_PID, fac);
63 log_default = &log_syslog;
64 /* stdin/out/err we lose */
65 xdup2(dn, 0);
66 xdup2(dn, 1);
67 xdup2(dn, 2);
68 xclose(dn);
69 pid = xfork();
70 if(pid)
71 _exit(0);
72 /* second child. Write a pidfile if someone wanted it. */
73 D(("second child pid=%lu", (unsigned long)getpid()));
74 if(pidfile) {
75 if(!(fp = fopen(pidfile, "w"))
76 || fprintf(fp, "%lu\n", (unsigned long)getpid()) < 0
77 || fclose(fp) < 0)
78 fatal(errno, "error creating %s", pidfile);
79 }
80}
81
82/*
83Local Variables:
84c-basic-offset:2
85comment-column:40
86End:
87*/