+static void
+set_pid_file_path(void)
+{
+if (override_pid_file_path)
+ pid_file_path = override_pid_file_path;
+
+if (!*pid_file_path)
+ pid_file_path = string_sprintf("%s/exim-daemon.pid", spool_directory);
+}
+
+
+/* Remove the daemon's pidfile. Note: runs with root privilege,
+as a direct child of the daemon. Does not return. */
+
+void
+delete_pid_file(void)
+{
+uschar * daemon_pid = string_sprintf("%d\n", (int)getppid());
+FILE * f;
+
+set_pid_file_path();
+if ((f = Ufopen(pid_file_path, "rb")))
+ {
+ if ( fgets(CS big_buffer, big_buffer_size, f)
+ && Ustrcmp(daemon_pid, big_buffer) == 0
+ )
+ if (Uunlink(pid_file_path) == 0)
+ {
+ DEBUG(D_any)
+ debug_printf("%s unlink: %s\n", pid_file_path, strerror(errno));
+ }
+ else
+ DEBUG(D_any)
+ debug_printf("unlinked %s\n", pid_file_path);
+ fclose(f);
+ }
+else
+ DEBUG(D_any)
+ debug_printf("%s\n", string_open_failed(errno, "pid file %s",
+ pid_file_path));
+exim_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS, US"pid file remover");
+}
+
+
+/* Called by the daemon; exec a child to get the pid file deleted
+since we may require privs for the containing directory */
+
+static void
+daemon_die(void)
+{
+int pid;
+
+if (f.running_in_test_harness || write_pid)
+ {
+ if ((pid = fork()) == 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");
+}
+
+