open_master_socket ???

[Marcus Meissner]

On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 01:00:46AM +0400, Auge Mike wrote:
> 
> /* open the master server socket and start waiting for new clients */
> open_master_socket
> 
> Who can explain for me the task of the above function in more words?
> 
> Why we need to do fork() inside this function, although the parent of this 
> process will terminate after the child do call acquire_lock()?

To daemonize the server process (detach it from the current session group),
so it is not affect by signals or similar from it. See 'man setsid'.

Ciao, Marcus