Create vlog sockets after daemonizing, so that pidfiles can be used.

[sliver-openvswitch.git] / controller / controller.c

diff --git a/controller/controller.c b/controller/controller.c
index ce05aa7..41f2547 100644 (file)
--- a/controller/controller.c
+++ b/controller/controller.c
@@ -101,11 +101,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
                   "use --help for usage");
     }
 
-    retval = vlog_server_listen(NULL, NULL);
-    if (retval) {
-        ofp_fatal(retval, "Could not listen for vlog connections");
-    }
-
     n_switches = n_listeners = 0;
     for (i = optind; i < argc; i++) {
         const char *name = argv[i];
@@ -140,6 +135,11 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     die_if_already_running();
     daemonize();
 
+    retval = vlog_server_listen(NULL, NULL);
+    if (retval) {
+        ofp_fatal(retval, "Could not listen for vlog connections");
+    }
+
     while (n_switches > 0 || n_listeners > 0) {
         int iteration;
         int i;