diff -ur a b
--- a/src/dhcdbd.c	2007-07-08 17:31:50.000000000 +0100
+++ b/src/dhcdbd.c	2007-07-08 17:38:39.000000000 +0100
@@ -2778,9 +2778,6 @@
         char path[1024];
         int fd, l;
 
-        if (dhcdbd_daemonize && (daemon (0, 0) == -1))
-                return errno;
-
         openlog ("dhcdbd", LOG_NDELAY | LOG_CONS, LOG_USER);
 
         dbus = dbus_svc_init (bus, dhcdbd_destination, dhcdbd_log, 0L);
@@ -2821,6 +2818,17 @@
                 (dbus, dhcdbd_object_path, path, dhcdbd_if_subscribe, dhco))
                 return (1);
 
+        /* Daemonize and write the pidfile write away, to avoid races */
+        if (dhcdbd_daemonize && (daemon (0, 0) == -1))
+                return errno;
+		unlink (DHCDBD_PID_FILE);
+        if ((fd = open (DHCDBD_PID_FILE, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT)) == -1)
+                exit (errno);
+        l = sprintf (path, "%u", getpid ());
+        l = write (fd, path, l);
+        fsync (fd);
+        close (fd);
+
         memset (&sa, '\0', sizeof (struct sigaction));
         sa.sa_sigaction = dhc_reaper;
         sa.sa_flags = SA_SIGINFO;       /* NO RESTART, NO DEFER, CLDSTOP */
@@ -2828,13 +2836,7 @@
                 dhcdbd_log ("sigaction failed: %s\n", strerror (errno));
                 return (1);
         }
-        unlink (DHCDBD_PID_FILE);
-        if ((fd = open (DHCDBD_PID_FILE, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT)) == -1)
-                exit (errno);
-        l = sprintf (path, "%u", getpid ());
-        l = write (fd, path, l);
-        fsync (fd);
-        close (fd);
+
         dhcdbd_log ("Started up.");
         dbus_svc_main_loop (dbus, dhcdbd_work);
         dhcdbd_debug ("Main Loop Exited.");