abs@nbc1.UUCP (Andrew Siegel) (05/19/86)
In section 4 of the document "A 4.2BSD Interprocess Communication Primer" by Leffler, Fabry, and Joy, they describe what a server process should do before beginning its appointed task. Step one is to look up its service definition, and step two is to disassociate itself from the controlling terminal of the invoker, so as not to receive signals addressed to the process group of that terminal. Step one is outlined explicitly in that document, but step two is not. My question is: How *does* one go about disassociating a process from its controlling terminal? Please reply by mail. Thanks. Andrew Siegel NBC Computer Imaging New York, NY philabs!nbc1!abs