Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!ultra!shj From: shj@ultra.com (Steve Jay) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Can I disown a child? Message-ID: <1991Apr1.190700.2833@ultra.com> Date: 1 Apr 91 19:07:00 GMT Organization: Ultra Network Technologies Lines: 12 I want to fork a process & not have to worry about reaping it. How can I prevent the child from becoming a zombie when it quits? I don't normally read this newsgroup, so please email responses directly to me. Thanks. Steve Jay shj@ultra.com ...ames!ultra!shj Ultra Network Technologies / 101 Dagget Drive / San Jose, CA 95134 / USA (408) 922-0100 x130 "Home of the 1 Gigabit/Second network"