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From: Steven Micallef <steven.micallef@world.net>
To: "'Torsten Foertsch'" <torsten.foertsch@gmx.net>,
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Subject: RE: chroot() breaks syslog() ?
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 17:30:34 +1000 
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> consider syslogd's -a option. Or simply call openlog(3) with 
> LOG_NDELAY before 
> chroot(). Or place the first call to syslog() before 
> chroot(). Syscall() does 
> not close the socket between calls.
> 
> int main(void) {
>   openlog( "klaus", LOG_NDELAY, LOG_NEWS);
>   chroot("/tmp");
>   printf( "before\n" ); fflush( stdout );
>   syslog(LOG_ALERT, "TEST1");
>   printf( "between\n" ); fflush( stdout );
>   syslog(LOG_ALERT, "TEST2");
> }

That works perfectly, thanks.

Regards,

Steve.