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34 .Nd run detached from the controlling terminal
40 .Ar command arguments ...
44 utility detaches itself from the controlling terminal and
45 executes the program specified by its arguments.
46 Privileges may be lowered to the specified user.
48 The options are as follows:
49 .Bl -tag -width indent
51 Change the current working directory to the root
54 Redirect standard input, standard output and standard error to
57 Write the ID of the created process into the
62 Note, that the file will be created shortly before the process is
63 actually executed, and will remain after the process exits (although
64 it will be removed if the execution fails).
66 Login name of the user to execute the program under.
67 Requires adequate superuser privileges.
72 utility exits 1 if an error is returned by the
74 library routine, 2 if the
76 is requested, but cannot be opened, 3 if process is already running (pidfile
77 exists and is locked),
80 If the command cannot be executed, an error message is displayed on
81 standard error unless the
95 utility first appeared in