--- ./spread.c.orig	2006-11-20 05:53:13.000000000 +0100
+++ ./spread.c	2012-07-20 21:55:23.000000000 +0200
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #endif
 
 #ifdef	ARCH_PC_WIN95
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@
 
 static	void	Invalid_privilege_decrease(char *user, char *group);
 static	void	Usage(int argc, char *argv[]);
+static	void	writepidfile();
 
 /* auth-null.c: */
 void null_init(void);
@@ -144,6 +147,11 @@
 
 #endif	/* ARCH_PC_WIN95 */
 
+	if (daemon(0,0) == -1)
+		Alarm( EXIT, "Spread: couldn't daemonise: %d", strerror(errno) );
+
+	writepidfile();
+
         /* initialize each valid authentication protocol */
         null_init();
         ip_init();
@@ -195,6 +203,20 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+writepidfile()
+{
+	char pidbuf[11];
+	int pidfd;
+
+	if ((pidfd = open(_PATH_SPREAD_PIDDIR "/spread.pid", O_RDWR | O_CREAT, 0644)) == -1)
+		Alarm( EXIT, "Spread: couldn't open pidfile for writing" );
+
+	snprintf(pidbuf, sizeof(pidbuf), "%ld\n", (long)getpid());
+	write(pidfd, pidbuf, strlen(pidbuf));
+	close(pidfd);
+}
+
 static  void    Print_help(void)
 {
     Alarmp( SPLOG_FATAL, SYSTEM, "Usage: spread\n%s\n%s\n%s\n",