diff -up gpm-1.20.5/src/daemon/startup.c.close-fds gpm-1.20.5/src/daemon/startup.c

--- gpm-1.20.5/src/daemon/startup.c.close-fds	2008-06-13 10:08:19.000000000 +0200

+++ gpm-1.20.5/src/daemon/startup.c	2008-12-02 10:11:12.000000000 +0100

@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ void startup(int argc, char **argv)

    check_uniqueness();

    gpm_report(GPM_PR_INFO,GPM_MESS_STARTED);

+   // close extra fds

+   if (option.run_status == GPM_RUN_STARTUP ) {

+       close(0);

+       close(1);

+       close(2);

+   }

+

    //return mouse_table[1].fd; /* the second is handled in the main() */

    /****************** OLD CODE from gpn.c  END ***********************/