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Date:	Sun, 13 Nov 2005 23:44:41 +0100
From:	Christian Franke <Christian DOT Franke AT t-online DOT de>
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Subject:	Re: setsid() does not call FreeConsole() even if all files are closed
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Christopher Faylor wrote:

> [...]
>
>The attached program demonstrates the assumption that only
>stdin/stdout/stderr are open when the program is started.  A shell could
>conceivably keep other fds open.
>
>Try applying the below patch to gain the behavior that you want.
>  
>

I had already tested a version which closes all descriptors closed and 
found no difference...

The problem was initially reported for smartd daemon in smartmontools 
Mailinglist.
As a quick workaround, I added FreeConsole() after setsid() to smartd.c


Christian


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