Index: usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8
===================================================================
--- usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8	(revision 278326)
+++ usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8	(working copy)
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 .Nd log systems messages
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
-.Op Fl 468ACcdkNnosTuv
+.Op Fl 468ACcdFkNnosTuv
 .Op Fl a Ar allowed_peer
 .Op Fl b Ar bind_address
 .Op Fl f Ar config_file
@@ -213,6 +213,17 @@
 Specify the pathname of an alternate configuration file;
 the default is
 .Pa /etc/syslog.conf .
+.It Fl F
+Run
+.Nm
+in the foreground, rather than going into daemon mode. This is useful if
+some other process uses
+.Xr fork 2
+and
+.Xr exec 3
+to run
+.Nm ,
+and wants to monitor when and how it exits.
 .It Fl k
 Disable the translation of
 messages received with facility
Index: usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
===================================================================
--- usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c	(revision 278326)
+++ usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c	(working copy)
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@
 static struct filed consfile;	/* Console */
 
 static int	Debug;		/* debug flag */
+static int	Foreground = 0;	/* Run in foreground, instead of daemonizing */
 static int	resolve = 1;	/* resolve hostname */
 static char	LocalHostName[MAXHOSTNAMELEN];	/* our hostname */
 static const char *LocalDomain;	/* our local domain name */
@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@
 		dprintf("madvise() failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 
 	bindhostname = NULL;
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "468Aa:b:cCdf:kl:m:nNop:P:sS:Tuv"))
+	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "468Aa:b:cCdf:Fkl:m:nNop:P:sS:Tuv"))
 	    != -1)
 		switch (ch) {
 		case '4':
@@ -396,6 +397,9 @@
 		case 'f':		/* configuration file */
 			ConfFile = optarg;
 			break;
+		case 'F':		/* run in foreground instead of daemon */
+			Foreground++;
+			break;
 		case 'k':		/* keep remote kern fac */
 			KeepKernFac = 1;
 			break;
@@ -487,14 +491,14 @@
 		warn("cannot open pid file");
 	}
 
-	if (!Debug) {
+	if ((!Foreground) && (!Debug)) {
 		ppid = waitdaemon(0, 0, 30);
 		if (ppid < 0) {
 			warn("could not become daemon");
 			pidfile_remove(pfh);
 			exit(1);
 		}
-	} else {
+	} else if (Debug) {
 		setlinebuf(stdout);
 	}