diff server/utils.py @ 65:b09c164debf6

cheap_daemon()
author Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au>
date Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:36:54 +0800
parents 340a14fcbaeb
children c5ad12670cae
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--- a/server/utils.py	Tue Jun 26 21:21:51 2012 +0800
+++ b/server/utils.py	Tue Jun 26 21:36:54 2012 +0800
@@ -97,3 +97,24 @@
             uc += 1
         i += 1
     return crc
+
+def cheap_daemon():
+    try:
+        pid = os.fork()
+        if pid > 0:
+            sys.exit(0)
+    except OSError, e:
+        print>>sys.stderr, "Bad fork()"
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    os.setsid()
+
+    try:
+        pid = os.fork()
+        if pid > 0:
+            sys.exit(0)
+    except OSError, e:
+        print>>sys.stderr, "Bad fork()"
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+