int reaper(); ... signal(SIGCHLD, reaper); listen(f, 5); for (;;) { int g, len = sizeof (from); g = accept(f, (struct sockaddr *)&from, &len,); if (g < 0) { if (errno != EINTR) syslog(LOG_ERR, "rlogind: accept: %m"); continue; } ... } ... #include <wait.h> reaper() { union wait status; while (wait3(&status, WNOHANG, 0) > 0) ; }