1 files changed, 4 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/syslogd.c b/syslogd.c
index cc42c2942..e83ce48ae 100644
--- a/syslogd.c
+++ b/syslogd.c
@@ -562,18 +562,9 @@ static void doSyslogd (void)
         } /* for main loop */
 }
 
-static void daemon_init (char **argv, char *dz, void fn (void))
-{
-        setsid();
-        chdir ("/");
-        strncpy(argv[0], dz, strlen(argv[0]));
-        fn();
-        exit(0);
-}
-
 extern int syslogd_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-        int opt, pid;
+        int opt;
         int doFork = TRUE;
 
         char *p;
@@ -635,15 +626,10 @@ extern int syslogd_main(int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
 
         if (doFork == TRUE) {
-                pid = fork();
-                if (pid < 0)
-                        exit(pid);
-                else if (pid == 0) {
-                        daemon_init (argv, "syslogd", doSyslogd);
-                }
-        } else {
-                doSyslogd();
+                if (daemon(0, 1) < 0)
+                        perror_msg_and_die("daemon");
         }
+        doSyslogd();
 
         return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }