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21 
24 #ifndef DAEMON_H
25 #define DAEMON_H
26 
27 #include <sys/types.h>
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45 void sld_daemon_daemonize(char *pid_file_name, char *runas_user, char *runas_group);
46 
61 void sld_daemon_start();
62 
72 pid_t sld_daemon_write_pid_file(char *pid_file_name);
73 
76 #endif /* DAEMON_H */
void sld_daemon_start()
Wrap code within this function to execute it as a background process.
void sld_daemon_daemonize(char *pid_file_name, char *runas_user, char *runas_group)
Executes code contained in sld_daemon_start() as a background process using the specified options...
Definition: daemon.c:34
pid_t sld_daemon_write_pid_file(char *pid_file_name)
Writes the PID (process ID) to the specified file.
Definition: daemon.c:81