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daemon.c File Reference

#include <stdio.h>
#include <dirent.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <error.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <getopt.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <sys/param.h>
#include <glib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>

Functions
void	sig_child ()
int	start_daemon (int a_ignoreSIGCLD)

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Function Documentation

void sig_child (    )

This is a signal handler that will wait for child processes to terminate and thus avoiding zombies. This function was adapted from the Richard Stevens book on Unix Network Programming. It should be noted that the calling process may get an interrupted system call upon return from this function and it should be handled appropriatly.

int start_daemon (  int    a_ignoreSIGCLD )

This function is called when the App. Heartbeat Monitor should execute as a daemon. This code was adapted from the Richard Stevens book on Unix Network Programming. Returns: zero on success; non-zero on error

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