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NAME

       Net::Server::Daemonize - Safe fork and daemonization utilities

SYNOPSIS

           use Net::Server::Daemonize qw(daemonize);

           daemonize(
             'nobody',                 # User
             'nobody',                 # Group
             '/var/state/mydaemon.pid' # Path to PID file - optional
           );

DESCRIPTION

       This module is intended to let you simply and safely daemonize your server on systems
       supporting the POSIX module. This means that your Perl script runs in the background, and
       it's process ID is stored in a file so you can easily stop it later.

EXPORTED FUNCTIONS

       daemonize
           Main routine.  Arguments are user (or userid), group (or group id or space delimited
           list of groups), and pid_file (path to file).  This routine will check on the pid
           file, safely fork, create the pid file (storing the pid in the file), become another
           user and group, close STDIN, STDOUT and STDERR, separate from the process group
           (become session leader), and install $SIG{INT} to remove the pid file.  In otherwords
           - daemonize.  All errors result in a die.  As of version 0.89 the pid_file is
           optional.

       safe_fork
           Block SIGINT during fork.  No arguments.  Returns pid of forked child.  All errors
           result in a die.

       set_user
           Become another user and group.  Arguments are user (or userid) and group (or group id
           or space delimited list of groups).

       set_uid
           Become another user.  Argument is user (or userid).  All errors die.

       set_gid
           Become another group.  Arguments are groups (or group ids or space delimited list of
           groups or group ids).  All errors die.

       get_uid
           Find the uid.  Argument is user (userid returns userid).  Returns userid.  All errors
           die.

       get_gid
           Find the gids.  Arguments are groups or space delimited list of groups.  All errors
           die.

       is_root_user
           Determine if the process is running as root.  Returns 1 or undef.

       check_pid_file
           Arguments are pid_file (full path to pid_file).  Checks for existence of pid_file.  If
           file exists, open it and determine if the process that created it is still running.
           This is done first by checking for a /proc file system and second using a "ps" command
           (BSD syntax).  (If neither of these options exist it assumed that the process has
           ended) If the process is still running, it aborts.  Otherwise, returns true.  All
           errors die.

       create_pid_file.
           Arguments are pid_file (full path to pid_file).  Calls check_pid_file.  If it is
           successful (no pid_file exists), creates a pid file and stores $$ in the file.

       unlink_pid_file
           Does just that.

SEE ALSO

       Net::Server.  Net::Daemon, The Perl Cookbook Recipe 17.15.

AUTHORS

       Jeremy Howard <j+daemonize@howard.fm>

       Program flow, concepts and initial work.

       Paul Seamons <paul@seamons.com>

       Code rework and componentization.  Ongoing maintainer.

LICENSE

         This package may be distributed under the terms of either the
         GNU General Public License
           or the
         Perl Artistic License

         All rights reserved.