Re: How do I daemonize a process?

On Mon, Jul 23, 2007 at 01:41:00AM -0700, Garrett Cooper wrote:
Garrett Cooper wrote:
As the subject suggests I'm trying to determine how I can daemonize
a C process, outside of using the rc infrastructure, so that it won't
exit when the TTY exists. Does anyone know any quick references or
examples?
Thanks,
-Garrett

s/C process/C application process/
s/exists/exits/
s/any quick/of any quick/

Tonight's not my night for communicating I suppose :(..
-Garrett
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If you can modify the source, have a look at the daemon() function :
man 3 daemon

jacques
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