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import sys,os,time
def main():
""" A demo daemon main routine, write a datestamp to /tmp/daemon-log every 10 seconds."""
f = open("/tmp/daemon-log", "w")
while 1:
f.write('%s/n' % time.ctime(time.time()))
f.flush()
time.sleep(10)
if __name__ == "__main__":
# do the UNIX double-fork magic
try:
pid = os.fork()
if pid > 0:
# exit first parent
sys.exit(0)
except OSError, e:
print >>sys.stderr, "fork #1 failed: %d (%s)" % (e.errno, e.strerror)
sys.exit(1)
# decouple from parent environment
os.chdir("/")
os.setsid()
os.umask(0)
# do second fork
try:
pid = os.fork()
if pid > 0:
# exit from second parent, print eventual PID before
print "Daemon PID %d" % pid
sys.exit(0)
except OSError, e:
print >>sys.stderr, "fork #2 failed: %d (%s)" % (e.errno, e.strerror)
sys.exit(1)
# start the daemon main loop
main() |
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