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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+"""
+Copyright 2007, Red Hat, Inc
+see AUTHORS
+
+This software may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU
+general public license.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+"""
+
+import os
+import string
+import sys
+import traceback
+
+# this is kind of handy, so keep it around for now
+# but we really need to fix out server side logging and error
+# reporting so we don't need it
+def trace_me():
+   x = traceback.extract_stack()
+   bar = string.join(traceback.format_list(x))
+   return bar
+
+
+def daemonize(pidfile=None):
+    """
+    Daemonize this process with the UNIX double-fork trick.
+    Writes the new PID to the provided file name if not None.
+    """
+
+    print pidfile
+    pid = os.fork()
+    if pid > 0:
+       sys.exit(0)
+    os.setsid()
+    os.umask(0)
+    pid = os.fork()
+
+
+    if pid > 0:
+       if pidfile is not None:
+          open(pidfile, "w").write(str(pid))
+       sys.exit(0)