diff -cr ./src/pads.c ../pads-1.2-bianco/src/pads.c
*** ./src/pads.c	2005-06-15 18:00:40.000000000 -0400
--- ../pads-1.2-bianco/src/pads.c	2007-06-05 09:57:07.000000000 -0400
***************
*** 187,193 ****
      /* Daemon Mode:  fork child process */
      if (gc.daemon_mode) {
          daemonize();
-         init_pid_file(gc.pid_file, gc.priv_user, gc.priv_group);
      }
  
      /* Signal Trapping */
--- 187,192 ----
diff -cr ./src/util.c ../pads-1.2-bianco/src/util.c
*** ./src/util.c	2005-03-10 20:31:15.000000000 -0500
--- ../pads-1.2-bianco/src/util.c	2007-06-05 09:58:47.000000000 -0400
***************
*** 83,89 ****
      pid_t pid;
  
      printf("[-] Daemonizing...\n");
- 
      pid = fork();
      if (pid > 0) {
          /* Parent */
--- 83,88 ----
***************
*** 95,100 ****
--- 94,102 ----
      } else {
          /* Child */
          setsid();
+ 	init_pid_file(gc.pid_file, gc.priv_user, gc.priv_group);
+ 	fflush(stdout);
+ 	fflush(stderr);
          close(0);
          close(1);
          close(2);
***************
*** 115,132 ****
      FILE *fp;
      struct group *this_group;
      struct passwd *this_user;
- 
      /* Default PID File */
!     if (gc.pid_file->slen >= 0)
!         gc.pid_file = bfromcstr("/var/run/pads.pid");
  
!     /* Create PID File */
!     if ((fp = fopen(bdata(gc.pid_file), "w")) != NULL) {
          pid = (int) getpid();
          fprintf(fp, "%d\n", pid);
          fclose(fp);
      } else {
!         err_message("Unable to create PID file (%s).\n", bdata(gc.pid_file));
      }
  
      /* Change PID File's Ownership */
--- 117,134 ----
      FILE *fp;
      struct group *this_group;
      struct passwd *this_user;
      /* Default PID File */
!     if (pid_file == NULL) {
!         pid_file = bfromcstr("/var/run/pads.pid");
!     }
  
!    /* Create PID File */
!     if ((fp = fopen(bdata(pid_file), "w")) != NULL) {
          pid = (int) getpid();
          fprintf(fp, "%d\n", pid);
          fclose(fp);
      } else {
!         err_message("Unable to create PID file (%s).\n", bdata(pid_file));
      }
  
      /* Change PID File's Ownership */
***************
*** 137,143 ****
          err_message("'%s' group does not appear to exist.", bdata(group));
      if ((this_user = getpwnam(bdata(user))) == NULL)
          err_message("'%s' user does not appear to exist.", bdata(user));
!     if ((chown(pid_file, this_user->pw_uid, this_group->gr_gid)) != 0)
          err_message("Unable to change PID file's ownership.");
  
  }
--- 139,145 ----
          err_message("'%s' group does not appear to exist.", bdata(group));
      if ((this_user = getpwnam(bdata(user))) == NULL)
          err_message("'%s' user does not appear to exist.", bdata(user));
!     if ((chown(bdata(pid_file), this_user->pw_uid, this_group->gr_gid)) != 0)
          err_message("Unable to change PID file's ownership.");
  
  }