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From: gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack)
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Subject: Re: Why does getppid() still return old parent pid after setsid()?
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 12:15:29 -0000 (UTC)
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In article <vgtr3i$15srv$2@dont-email.me>,
Lawrence D'Oliveiro  <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>On Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:02:45 -0000 (UTC), Muttley wrote:
>
>> can't help thinking they should be a single shot OS call to completely
>> seperate the child from parent.
>
>I guess its not that important.

It *is* "that important".  And daemon(3) fills the role.

However, it may be true that it doesn't fully fill it - and maybe that it
should also do the "double fork".

-- 
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to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

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