4 files changed, 2 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/source3/printing/spoolssd.c b/source3/printing/spoolssd.c
index 9a5d1b0fef..5775505160 100644
--- a/source3/printing/spoolssd.c
+++ b/source3/printing/spoolssd.c
@@ -660,9 +660,6 @@ pid_t start_spoolssd(struct tevent_context *ev_ctx,
 		return pid;
 	}
 
-	/* child */
-	close_low_fds(false);
-
 	status = reinit_after_fork(msg_ctx,
 				   ev_ctx,
 				   true);
diff --git a/source3/rpc_server/epmd.c b/source3/rpc_server/epmd.c
index 0d5e6ec6af..c28d8574c0 100644
--- a/source3/rpc_server/epmd.c
+++ b/source3/rpc_server/epmd.c
@@ -159,9 +159,6 @@ void start_epmd(struct tevent_context *ev_ctx,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* child */
-	close_low_fds(false);
-
 	status = reinit_after_fork(msg_ctx,
 				   ev_ctx,
 				   true);
diff --git a/source3/rpc_server/lsasd.c b/source3/rpc_server/lsasd.c
index 575b863976..416a3b3c13 100644
--- a/source3/rpc_server/lsasd.c
+++ b/source3/rpc_server/lsasd.c
@@ -875,9 +875,6 @@ void start_lsasd(struct tevent_context *ev_ctx,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* child */
-	close_low_fds(false);
-
 	/* save the parent process id so the children can use it later */
 	parent_id = procid_self();
 
diff --git a/source3/smbd/server.c b/source3/smbd/server.c
index 0fb7d16ef6..cab23bc6d5 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/server.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/server.c
@@ -504,12 +504,6 @@ static void smbd_accept_connection(struct tevent_context *ev,
 		 * them, counting worker smbds. */
 		CatchChild();
 
-		/* close our standard file
-		   descriptors */
-		if (!debug_get_output_is_stdout()) {
-			close_low_fds(False); /* Don't close stderr */
-		}
-
 		status = reinit_after_fork(msg_ctx,
 					   ev,
 					   true);
@@ -1397,10 +1391,8 @@ extern void build_options(bool screen);
 		   goes away */
 		smbd_server_conn->sock = dup(0);
 
-		/* close our standard file descriptors */
-		if (!debug_get_output_is_stdout()) {
-			close_low_fds(False); /* Don't close stderr */
-		}
+		/* close stdin, stdout (if not logging to it), but not stderr */
+		close_low_fds(true, !debug_get_output_is_stdout(), false);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_ATEXIT
 		atexit(killkids);