What is Daemon? How does it differ from the cron batch process? When a cron initiates a command can the command which runs in background be termed as daemon? Also when I run a command with "&" at the end does it become a daemon?

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Bibin Thomas

  • Apr 12th, 2006
 

A Daemon is a process which runs in the backgorund which doesn need any user interaction. Once started it keeps on running and oing its neccessary tasks.

A Chron Batch process.... Now these are one of the jobs scheduled by the user in the chron tab files. Each of these files are executed as per the details mentioned by the user in the chron tab files. All these jobs scheduled are run by a daemon called chrond.

When & is used at the end of a command... it becomes a daemon.

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