1 files changed, 29 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/miscutils/update.c b/miscutils/update.c
index a6550b05c..603740e38 100644
--- a/miscutils/update.c
+++ b/miscutils/update.c
@@ -65,46 +65,44 @@ extern int update_main(int argc, char **argv)
                                 show_usage();
                 }
         }
+        
+        if (daemon(0, 1) < 0)
+                perror_msg_and_die("daemon");
 
-        pid = fork();
-        if (pid < 0)
-                return EXIT_FAILURE;
-        else if (pid == 0) {
-                /* Become a proper daemon */
-                setsid();
-                chdir("/");
+        /* Become a proper daemon */
+        setsid();
+        chdir("/");
 #ifdef OPEN_MAX
-                for (pid = 0; pid < OPEN_MAX; pid++) close(pid);
+        for (pid = 0; pid < OPEN_MAX; pid++) close(pid);
 #else
-                /* glibc 2.1.92 requires using sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX) */
-                for (pid = 0; pid < sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX); pid++) close(pid);
+        /* glibc 2.1.92 requires using sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX) */
+        for (pid = 0; pid < sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX); pid++) close(pid);
 #endif
 
-                /*
-                 * This is no longer necessary since 1.3.5x, but it will harmlessly
-                 * exit if that is the case.
-                 */
+        /* This is no longer necessary since 1.3.5x, but it will harmlessly
+         * exit if that is the case.
+         */
 
-                /* set the program name that will show up in a 'ps' listing */
-                argv[0] = "bdflush (update)";
-                argv[1] = NULL;
-                argv[2] = NULL;
-                for (;;) {
-                        if (use_sync) {
-                                sleep(sync_duration);
-                                sync();
-                        } else {
-                                sleep(flush_duration);
-                                if (bdflush(1, 0) < 0) {
-                                        openlog("update", LOG_CONS, LOG_DAEMON);
-                                        syslog(LOG_INFO,
-                                                   "This kernel does not need update(8). Exiting.");
-                                        closelog();
-                                        return EXIT_SUCCESS;
-                                }
+        /* set the program name that will show up in a 'ps' listing */
+        argv[0] = "bdflush (update)";
+        argv[1] = NULL;
+        argv[2] = NULL;
+        for (;;) {
+                if (use_sync) {
+                        sleep(sync_duration);
+                        sync();
+                } else {
+                        sleep(flush_duration);
+                        if (bdflush(1, 0) < 0) {
+                                openlog("update", LOG_CONS, LOG_DAEMON);
+                                syslog(LOG_INFO,
+                                                "This kernel does not need update(8). Exiting.");
+                                closelog();
+                                return EXIT_SUCCESS;
                         }
                 }
         }
+
         return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }