From: Gennady Bystritsky <Gennady.Bystritsky@...>
Date: 2006-09-27T06:36:47+09:00
Subject: Re: forking processes and writing to log file [CORRECTION]

Gennady Bystritsky wrote:
> logfile = "my_log_file.log"
> pid = fork do
>   File.open(logfile, 'w') do |_io|
>     $stdout.reopen(_io)
>     $stderr.reopen(_io)
>   end
> 
>   Process.setsess # In this scenario disassociates the controlling
>                   # terminal until another tty device is open (will
>                   # become new controlling tty).
> 
>   exec "the_command_line_used_to_be_launched_by_system"
> end
> 
> Process.waitpid pid


Process.setsess should be Process.setsid. Sorry for confusion, clicked
on 'Send' too soon ;-).

> 
> ===
> Gennady.