A linux daemon template

daemon.c

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <syslog.h>
#include <string.h>

int main(void) {

	/* Our process ID and Session ID */
	pid_t pid, sid;

	/* Fork off the parent process */
	pid = fork();
	if (pid < 0) {
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}
	/* If we got a good PID, then
	   we can exit the parent process. */
	if (pid > 0) {
		exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
	}

	/* Change the file mode mask */
	umask(0);

	/* Open any logs here */        

	/* Create a new SID for the child process */
	sid = setsid();
	if (sid < 0) {
		/* Log the failure */
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}



	/* Change the current working directory */
	if ((chdir("/")) < 0) {
		/* Log the failure */
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}

	/* Close out the standard file descriptors */
	close(STDIN_FILENO);
	close(STDOUT_FILENO);
	close(STDERR_FILENO);

	/* Daemon-specific initialization goes here */
	//Look for config file (else default)

	/* The Big Loop */
	while (1) {
		//Look for task
		/* Launch tasks when needed */

		sleep(300); /* wait 5 minutes (5* 60 seconds) */
	}
	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}