/*- * Copyright (c) 1996 * David Parsons. All rights reserved. * * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions * are met: * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software * must display the following acknowledgement: * This product includes software developed by David Parsons * (orc@pell.chi.il.us) * 4. My name may not be used to endorse or promote products derived * from this software without specific prior written permission. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF * SUCH DAMAGE. */ static char rcsid[] = "$Header: /home/orc/src/CVS/listmgr/launch.c,v 1.4 1996/10/27 18:15:54 orc Exp $"; #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include /* * launch() fires off a program (usually sendmail) and redirects its stdin, * out, and error */ pid_t launch(char *program, char **arglist, int STDIN, int STDOUT, int STDERR) { pid_t pid; if ((pid = fork()) < 0) return pid; if (pid == 0) { /* refit standard file descriptors */ if (STDIN != EOF && dup2(STDIN, 0) < 0) critical_error("fitting stdin", errno); if (STDOUT != EOF && dup2(STDOUT, 1) < 0) critical_error("fitting stdout", errno); if (STDERR != EOF && dup2(STDERR, 2) < 0) critical_error("fitting stderr", errno); /* launch the program */ execv(program, arglist); exit(-1); } return pid; } /* launch */