I guess I should clarify this just a bit. I would like to have the 
application startup with the system and also be able stop and start the app.
~jon

Apps that run as daemon should be able to force themselves into the 
background.
  Snort uses a command-line flag (-D).  Other apps can be forced by using 
the &
at the end.

e.g.
mozilla &

>Do you mean starting an application (e.g. snort) so it runs in the
>background rather than in a terminal window?
>
>If so append & to the end of the command.

>>I'm looking for a resource on having a application run as a daemon. If 
>>someone could point me in the right direction I would apperciate it, ie a 
>>book or website.
>>Thanks




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