--- icd-main.cpp.orig	2007-01-29 10:47:09.000000000 +0100
+++ icd-main.cpp	2007-01-29 10:48:34.000000000 +0100
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@
       do {} while (read(g_cldPipe[0], g_cldPipeBuf, CHILD_PIPE_BUF_LEN) > 0);
       
       // now write one character
-      write(g_cldPipe[1], "X", 1);
+      if (write(g_cldPipe[1], "X", 1) <= 0) {
+	  syslog(LOG_WARNING, "failed to send SIGCHLD token to notification pipe");
+      }
       break;
     default:;
   }
@@ -361,8 +363,13 @@
   }
   
   try {
-    if (g_daemon)
-      daemon(0, 0);
+    if (g_daemon) {
+	if (daemon(0, 0) == -1) {
+	    closelog();
+	    perror("error calling daemon()");
+	    return 1;
+	}
+    }
   
     try {
     if (!app.Lock()) {