Method: Chef::Daemon.daemonize

Defined in:
lib/chef/daemon.rb

.daemonize(name) ⇒ Object

Daemonize the current process, managing pidfiles and process uid/gid

=== Parameters name:: The name to be used for the pid file



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# File 'lib/chef/daemon.rb', line 35

def daemonize(name)
  @name = name
  @runlock = RunLock.new(pid_file)
  if runlock.test
    # We've acquired the daemon lock. Now daemonize.
    Chef::Log.info("Daemonizing..")
    begin
      exit if fork
      Process.setsid
      exit if fork
      Chef::Log.info("Forked, in #{Process.pid}. Privileges: #{Process.euid} #{Process.egid}")
      File.umask Chef::Config[:umask]
      $stdin.reopen("/dev/null")
      $stdout.reopen("/dev/null", "a")
      $stderr.reopen($stdout)
      runlock.save_pid
    rescue NotImplementedError => e
      Chef::Application.fatal!("There is no fork: #{e.message}")
    end
  else
    Chef::Application.fatal!("Chef is already running pid #{pid_from_file}")
  end
end