util-daemon.c File Reference

#include "suricata.h"
#include "suricata-common.h"
#include "runmodes.h"
#include "util-daemon.h"
#include "util-debug.h"
#include "conf.h"
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>

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Functions
void	Daemonize (void)
	Daemonize the process. More...
int	CheckValidDaemonModes (int daemon, int mode)
	Check for a valid combination daemon/mode. More...

Detailed Description

Author

Gerardo Iglesias Galvan igles.nosp@m.iasg.nosp@m.@gmai.nosp@m.l.co.nosp@m.m

Daemonization process

Definition in file util-daemon.c.

Function Documentation

CheckValidDaemonModes()

int CheckValidDaemonModes	(	int	daemon,
		int	mode
	)

Check for a valid combination daemon/mode.

Parameters

daemon	daemon on or off
mode	selected mode

Return values

1	valid combination
0	invalid combination

Definition at line 177 of file util-daemon.c.

References RUNMODE_PCAP_FILE, RUNMODE_UNITTEST, SCLogDebug, and SCLogError.

Daemonize()

void Daemonize

(

void

)

Daemonize the process.

Todo:

We should check if we allow more than 1 instance to run simultaneously. Maybe change the behaviour through conf file

Definition at line 101 of file util-daemon.c.