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int main(void)
{
    pid_t pid, sid;
    time_t timebuf;
    int fd, len;
     
    /* Open the system log */
    openlog("lpedated", LOG_PID, LOG_DAEMON);

    pid = fork();
    if(pid < 0) {
	syslog(LOG_ERR, "%s\n", perror);
	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }
    if(pid > 0) 
	/* In the parent, let's bail */
	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);

    /* In the child... */
    /* First, start a new session */
    if((sid = setsid()) < 0) {
	syslog(LOG_ERR, "%s\n", "setsid");
	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }
    /* Next, make / the current directory */
    if((chdir("/")) < 0) {
	syslog(LOG_ERR, "%s\n", "chdir");
	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }
    /* Reset the file mode */
    umask(0);

    /* Close stdin, etc. */
    close(STDIN_FILENO);
    close(STDOUT_FILENO);
    close(STDERR_FILENO);

    /*  Finally, do our work */
    len = strlen(ctime(&timebuf));
    while(1) {
	char *buf = malloc(sizeof(char) * (len + 1));
	
	if(buf == NULL) {
	    syslog(LOG_ERR, "malloc");
	    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}
	if((fd = open("/var/log/lpedated.log",
		      O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_APPEND, 0600)) < 0) {
	    syslog(LOG_ERR, "open");
	    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}
	time(&timebuf);
	strncpy(buf, ctime(&timebuf), len + 1);
	write(fd, buf, len + 1);
	close(fd);
	sleep(60);
    }
    closelog();
    exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}