>> Hi Thomas,
>>> Maybe setsid() should not be called if fork() fails...
>>> Could you try this please:
>>> if (daemonize && !isatty(0)) {
>>> int pid = fork();
>>> if (pid > 0) exit(0); // exit parent process
>>> if (pid == 0) setsid(); // detach child process
>>> if (pid < 0) {
>>> error("could not detach from caller");
>>> exit(9);
>>> }
>>> }
>> Hint: source code of setsid.c -- util-linux package)
> ... or maybe the parent thread should not exit immediately but wait:
> if (daemonize && !isatty(0)) {
> #include <sys/wait.h>
> int status;
> int pid = fork();
> if (pid > 0) {
> waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
> exit(0);
> }
> setsid();
> }
>
> Can you please try both alternatives?
Hi Thomas,
I found the bug (more or less): it is me (AND you). More will follow soon.
Henri
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