glibc/sysdeps/unix/bsd/setsid.c

/* Copyright (C) 1991, 1995, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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#include <errno.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <fcntl.h>

/* Create a new session with the calling process as its leader.
   The process group IDs of the session and the calling process
   are set to the process ID of the calling process, which is returned.  */
int
__setsid ()
{
  pid_t pid = getpid ();
  int tty;
  int save = errno;

  if (__getpgid (pid) == pid)
    {
      /* Already the leader.  */
      __set_errno (EPERM);
      return -1;
    }

  if (setpgid (pid, pid) < 0)
    return -1;

  tty = open ("/dev/tty", 0);
  if (tty < 0)
    {
      __set_errno (save);
      return 0;
    }
  (void) __ioctl (tty, TIOCNOTTY, 0);
  (void) __close (tty);

  __set_errno (save);
  return 0;
}

weak_alias (__setsid, setsid)