Open syslog connection before dropping privileges

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/opentracker.c b/opentracker.c
index bb024b0..0c535ec 100644
--- a/opentracker.c
+++ b/opentracker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
+#ifdef WANT_SYSLOGS
+#include <syslog.h>
+#endif
 
 /* Libowfat */
 #include "socket.h"
@@ -59,6 +62,11 @@ static void signal_handler( int s ) {
     g_opentracker_running = 0;
 
     trackerlogic_deinit();
+
+#ifdef WANT_SYSLOGS
+    closelog();
+#endif
+
     exit( 0 );
   } else if( s == SIGALRM ) {
     /* Maintain our copy of the clock. time() on BSDs is very expensive. */
@@ -600,6 +608,11 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
     ot_try_bind( serverip, 6969, FLAG_UDP );
   }
 
+#ifdef WANT_SYSLOGS
+  openlog( "opentracker", 0, LOG_USER );
+  setlogmask(LOG_UPTO(LOG_INFO));
+#endif
+
   if( drop_privileges( g_serveruser ? g_serveruser : "nobody", g_serverdir ) == -1 )
     panic( "drop_privileges failed, exiting. Last error");
 
diff --git a/ot_stats.c b/ot_stats.c
index b6469f9..064f364 100644
--- a/ot_stats.c
+++ b/ot_stats.c
@@ -745,17 +745,10 @@ static pthread_t thread_id;
 void stats_init( ) {
   ot_start_time = g_now_seconds;
   pthread_create( &thread_id, NULL, stats_worker, NULL );
-#ifdef WANT_SYSLOGS
-  openlog( "opentracker", 0, LOG_USER );
-  setlogmask(LOG_UPTO(LOG_INFO));
-#endif
 }
 
 void stats_deinit( ) {
   pthread_cancel( thread_id );
-#ifdef WANT_SYSLOGS
-  closelog();
-#endif
 }
 
 const char *g_version_stats_c = "$Source$: $Revision$\n";