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/*
* daemonize.c : routine to become a system daemon process.
*/
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <signal.h>
int daemonize(void (*hndlr)(int, siginfo_t *, void *), mode_t mask, const char *dir)
{
pid_t pid;
pid_t sid;
int res;
int fd;
struct sigaction sa;
pid = fork();
if (pid < 0) // fork() failed.
return errno;
// 1) Orphan the child process so that it runs in the background.
if (pid > 0)
exit(0);
// 2) Become leader of a new session and process group leader of new process
// group. The process is now detached from its controlling terminal.
sid = setsid();
if (sid < 0)
return errno;
// 3) Establish signal handler.
memset(&sa, 0, sizeof(sa));
sa.sa_flags = SA_SIGINFO | SA_RESETHAND;
sa.sa_sigaction = hndlr;
res = sigaction(SIGINT, &sa, NULL);
if (res < 0)
return errno;
res = sigaction(SIGTERM, &sa, NULL);
if (res < 0)
return errno;
// 4) Orphan the child again - the session leading process terminates.
// (only session leaders can request TTY).
pid = fork();
if (pid < 0) // fork() failed.
return errno;
if (pid > 0)
exit(0);
// 5) Set new file mode mask.
umask(mask);
// 6) change directory
res = chdir(dir);
if (res < 0)
return errno;
// 7) Close all open file descriptors
fd = sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX);
while (fd >= 0)
close(fd--);
return 0;
}