Method: Puppet::Daemon#daemonize

Defined in:
lib/puppet/daemon.rb

#daemonize ⇒ Object

This method is part of a private API. You should avoid using this method if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

Put the daemon into the background.



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# File 'lib/puppet/daemon.rb', line 41

def daemonize
  pid = fork
  if pid
    Process.detach(pid)
    exit(0)
  end

  create_pidfile

  # Get rid of console logging
  Puppet::Util::Log.close(:console)

  Process.setsid
  Dir.chdir("/")

  close_streams
end