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Message:

Daemon thread is not like a UNIX daemon!

Posted by Mugizi Rwebangira on July 12, 2001 at 1:49 PM

In UNIX a daemon is always running even if no users are logged in.
Daemon thread depends on other processes to be running.
If no non-daemon threads exist, daemon thread is killed.
So the explanation provided above by daemon@haunted.house
appears most correct.

They cannot be used to run a "main thread" as they will be killed
if no non-daemon thread exists. They can be used to run
supporting threads (e.g. garbage collection).

At least this is my understanding.

What I am wondering:- Is it possible to create a thread
that runs all the time [even if I log off the machine](under W2K)
without registering it as a "service"?