1 /* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
3 * setsid.c -- execute a command in a new session
4 * Rick Sladkey <jrs@world.std.com>
5 * In the public domain.
7 * 1999-02-22 Arkadiusz Mickiewicz <misiek@pld.ORG.PL>
8 * - added Native Language Support
10 * 2001-01-18 John Fremlin <vii@penguinpowered.com>
11 * - fork in case we are process group leader
19 int setsid_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
20 int setsid_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
25 /* setsid() is allowed only when we are not a process group leader.
26 * Otherwise our PID serves as PGID of some existing process group
27 * and cannot be used as PGID of a new process group. */
29 pid_t pid = fork_or_rexec(argv);
33 * we can waitpid(pid, &status, 0) and then even
34 * emulate exitcode, making the behavior consistent
35 * in both forked and non forked cases.
36 * However, the code is larger and upstream
37 * does not do such trick.
43 /* now there should be no error: */
48 BB_EXECVP(argv[0], argv);
49 bb_perror_msg_and_die("can't execute '%s'", argv[0]);