+
+if (f.running_in_test_harness || write_pid)
+ {
+ if ((pid = exim_fork(US"daemon del pidfile")) == 0)
+ {
+ if (override_pid_file_path)
+ (void)child_exec_exim(CEE_EXEC_PANIC, FALSE, NULL, FALSE, 3,
+ "-oP", override_pid_file_path, "-oPX");
+ else
+ (void)child_exec_exim(CEE_EXEC_PANIC, FALSE, NULL, FALSE, 1, "-oPX");
+
+ /* Control never returns here. */
+ }
+ if (pid > 0)
+ child_close(pid, 1);
+ }
+exim_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS, US"daemon");
+}
+
+
+/*************************************************
+* Listener socket for local work prompts *
+*************************************************/
+
+static void
+daemon_notifier_socket(void)
+{
+int fd;
+const uschar * where;
+struct sockaddr_un sa_un = {.sun_family = AF_UNIX};
+int len;
+
+if (override_local_interfaces && !override_pid_file_path)
+ {
+ DEBUG(D_any)
+ debug_printf("-oX used without -oP so not creating notifier socket\n");
+ return;
+ }
+
+DEBUG(D_any) debug_printf("creating notifier socket\n");
+
+#ifdef SOCK_CLOEXEC
+if ((fd = socket(PF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM|SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0)) < 0)
+ { where = US"socket"; goto bad; }
+#else
+if ((fd = socket(PF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) < 0)
+ { where = US"socket"; goto bad; }
+(void)fcntl(fd, F_SETFD, fcntl(fd, F_GETFD) | FD_CLOEXEC);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef EXIM_HAVE_ABSTRACT_UNIX_SOCKETS
+sa_un.sun_path[0] = 0; /* Abstract local socket addr - Linux-specific? */
+len = offsetof(struct sockaddr_un, sun_path) + 1
+ + snprintf(sa_un.sun_path+1, sizeof(sa_un.sun_path)-1, "%s",
+ expand_string(notifier_socket));
+DEBUG(D_any) debug_printf(" @%s\n", sa_un.sun_path+1);
+#else /* filesystem-visible and persistent; will neeed removal */
+len = offsetof(struct sockaddr_un, sun_path)
+ + snprintf(sa_un.sun_path, sizeof(sa_un.sun_path), "%s",
+ expand_string(notifier_socket));
+DEBUG(D_any) debug_printf(" %s\n", sa_un.sun_path);
+#endif
+
+if (bind(fd, (const struct sockaddr *)&sa_un, len) < 0)
+ { where = US"bind"; goto bad; }
+
+#ifdef SO_PASSCRED /* Linux */
+if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_PASSCRED, &on, sizeof(on)) < 0)
+ { where = US"SO_PASSCRED"; goto bad2; }
+#elif defined(LOCAL_CREDS) /* FreeBSD-ish */
+if (setsockopt(fd, 0, LOCAL_CREDS, &on, sizeof(on)) < 0)
+ { where = US"LOCAL_CREDS"; goto bad2; }
+#endif
+
+/* debug_printf("%s: fd %d\n", __FUNCTION__, fd); */
+daemon_notifier_fd = fd;
+return;
+
+bad2:
+#ifndef EXIM_HAVE_ABSTRACT_UNIX_SOCKETS
+ Uunlink(sa_un.sun_path);
+#endif
+bad:
+ log_write(0, LOG_MAIN|LOG_PANIC, "%s %s: %s",
+ __FUNCTION__, where, strerror(errno));
+ close(fd);
+ return;