ACE VERSION: 5.2.2

HOST MACHINE and OPERATING SYSTEM: SunOS 5.8 Generic_108528-09 sun4u sparc
SUNW,Ultra-80
TARGET MACHINE and OPERATING SYSTEM, if different from HOST: Same
COMPILER NAME AND VERSION (AND PATCHLEVEL):
Reading specs from
/usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/sparc-sun-solaris2.7/2.95.2/specs
gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)

AREA/CLASS/EXAMPLE AFFECTED:
[Log_Msg]

DOES THE PROBLEM AFFECT:
COMPILATION? No

LINKING? No
EXECUTION? Yes

SYNOPSIS:
When calling Ace_Log_Msg using the ACE_Log_Msg::SYSLOG
form of open logging
ceases to work after calling ACE::daemonize().

DESCRIPTION:
Example code is attached...if ACE::daemonize() is
commented out
logging to syslog works as expected. If ACE::daemonize
is called all
logging after this call does not appear to go to
syslog.

REPEAT BY:
run the attached code with ACE::daemonize() enabled and
view syslog log files.
run the attached code with ACE::daemonize() disabled
and view syslog log files.

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#include "ace/Signal.h"
#include "ace/OS.h"
#include "ace/Log_Msg.h"

ACE_Log_Msg *global_ptr;

int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
{

if( ACE_LOG_MSG->open ("mcsd", ACE_Log_Msg::SYSLOG, "mcobsd") ==
-1){
cerr << "Unable to initialize logger, quitting" <<
endl;
exit(-1);
}else{
ACE_LOG_MSG->log( LM_INFO, "mcobsd is starting");
}

ACE_Log_Msg *l = ACE_LOG_MSG;
global_ptr = ACE_LOG_MSG;

l->instance()->log( LM_INFO, "before using pointer");
global_ptr->log( LM_INFO, "before using global pointer");
ACE_LOG_MSG->log( LM_INFO, "before using macro");

//ACE::daemonize();

l->instance()->log( LM_INFO, "after using pointer");
global_ptr->log( LM_INFO, "after using global pointer");
ACE_LOG_MSG->log( LM_INFO, "after using macro");
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

ACE::daemonize() disabled output to syslog:
May 15 16:14:36 dali mcobsd[20322]: [ID 702911
user.info] mcobsd is starting
May 15 16:14:36 dali mcobsd[20322]: [ID 702911
user.info] before using pointer
May 15 16:14:36 dali mcobsd[20322]: [ID 702911
user.info] before using global pointer
May 15 16:14:36 dali mcobsd[20322]: [ID 702911
user.info] before using macro
May 15 16:14:36 dali mcobsd[20322]: [ID 702911
user.info] after using pointer
May 15 16:14:36 dali mcobsd[20322]: [ID 702911
user.info] after using global pointer
May 15 16:14:36 dali mcobsd[20322]: [ID 702911
user.info] after using macro

ACE::daemonnize() enabled:
May 15 16:06:24 dali mcobsd[20303]: [ID 702911
user.info] mcobsd is starting
May 15 16:06:24 dali mcobsd[20303]: [ID 702911
user.info] before using pointer
May 15 16:06:24 dali mcobsd[20303]: [ID 702911
user.info] before using global pointer
May 15 16:06:24 dali mcobsd[20303]: [ID 702911
user.info] before using macro

SAMPLE FIX/WORKAROUND:
None known.