>>>>> "Preetham" == Preetham D Naik <pdn@sasken.com> writes: Preetham> i know that but what i wanted is to know how the daemon process is Preetham> internally implemented. I wanted its source code.I know how to make a Preetham> process a daemon. Here's the source of the simplest portable daemon I can think of. #include <unistd.h> int main () { switch (fork ()) { default: return 0; case -1: return -1; case 0: setsid (); pause (); return 0; } } >> > PLEASE VISIT US AT [snip] No, we'll not visit you. >> > SASKEN BUSINESS DISCLAIMER [snip] Please, remove the obnoxious gratuitous disclaimer messages when posting to public mailing lists. Responders, please, do not quote the aforementioned bogosity. ~velco -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/