The setsid function creates a new session if the calling process is not a process group leader. Upon return, the calling process is the session leader of this new session and the process group leader of a new process group, and it has no controlling terminal. The process group ID of the calling process is set equal to the process ID of the calling process. The calling process is the only process in the new process group and the only process in the new session. This function requires that long (32-bit) UID/GID support be enabled. See 32-Bit UID and GID Macro (Integrity servers, Alpha) for more information.