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+/* $Id$ */
+
+#include "stdafx.h"
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_NETWORK
+
+#if defined(UNIX) && !defined(__MORPHOS__)
+
+#include "openttd.h"
+#include "variables.h"
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+void DedicatedFork(void)
+{
+	/* Fork the program */
+	pid_t pid = fork();
+	switch (pid) {
+		case -1:
+			perror("Unable to fork");
+			exit(1);
+
+		case 0: { // We're the child
+			FILE* f;
+
+			/* Open the log-file to log all stuff too */
+			f = fopen(_log_file, "a");
+			if (f == NULL) {
+				perror("Unable to open logfile");
+				exit(1);
+			}
+			/* Redirect stdout and stderr to log-file */
+			if (dup2(fileno(f), fileno(stdout)) == -1) {
+				perror("Rerouting stdout");
+				exit(1);
+			}
+			if (dup2(fileno(f), fileno(stderr)) == -1) {
+				perror("Rerouting stderr");
+				exit(1);
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+
+		default:
+			// We're the parent
+			printf("Loading dedicated server...\n");
+			printf("  - Forked to background with pid %d\n", pid);
+			exit(0);
+	}
+}
+#endif
+
+#else
+
+void DedicatedFork(void) {}
+
+#endif /* ENABLE_NETWORK */