xref: /freebsd/lib/libc/gen/daemon.c (revision 40a8ac8f62b535d30349faf28cf47106b7041b83)
1 /*-
2  * Copyright (c) 1990, 1993
3  *	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
4  *
5  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
6  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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10  * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
11  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
12  *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
13  * 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
14  *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
15  *    without specific prior written permission.
16  *
17  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
18  * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
19  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
20  * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
21  * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
22  * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
23  * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
24  * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
25  * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
26  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
27  * SUCH DAMAGE.
28  */
29 
30 #if defined(LIBC_SCCS) && !defined(lint)
31 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)daemon.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93";
32 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
33 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
34 __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
35 
36 #include "namespace.h"
37 #include <errno.h>
38 #include <fcntl.h>
39 #include <paths.h>
40 #include <stdlib.h>
41 #include <signal.h>
42 #include <unistd.h>
43 #include "un-namespace.h"
44 
45 int
46 daemon(nochdir, noclose)
47 	int nochdir, noclose;
48 {
49 	struct sigaction osa, sa;
50 	int fd;
51 	pid_t newgrp;
52 	int oerrno;
53 	int osa_ok;
54 
55 	/* A SIGHUP may be thrown when the parent exits below. */
56 	sigemptyset(&sa.sa_mask);
57 	sa.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
58 	sa.sa_flags = 0;
59 	osa_ok = _sigaction(SIGHUP, &sa, &osa);
60 
61 	switch (fork()) {
62 	case -1:
63 		return (-1);
64 	case 0:
65 		break;
66 	default:
67 		/*
68 		 * A fine point:  _exit(0), not exit(0), to avoid triggering
69 		 * atexit(3) processing
70 		 */
71 		_exit(0);
72 	}
73 
74 	newgrp = setsid();
75 	oerrno = errno;
76 	if (osa_ok != -1)
77 		_sigaction(SIGHUP, &osa, NULL);
78 
79 	if (newgrp == -1) {
80 		errno = oerrno;
81 		return (-1);
82 	}
83 
84 	if (!nochdir)
85 		(void)chdir("/");
86 
87 	if (!noclose && (fd = _open(_PATH_DEVNULL, O_RDWR, 0)) != -1) {
88 		(void)_dup2(fd, STDIN_FILENO);
89 		(void)_dup2(fd, STDOUT_FILENO);
90 		(void)_dup2(fd, STDERR_FILENO);
91 		if (fd > 2)
92 			(void)_close(fd);
93 	}
94 	return (0);
95 }
96