## original paste
fp = open("/dev/null","w")
run("#{request[:command]}", :stdout => fp, :stderr => fp)

## full action

      action "start_daemon" do
        validate :command, String

        child = fork do
          # this the child run command
          fp = open("/dev/null","w")
          run("#{request[:command]}", :stdout => fp, :stderr => fp)
        end
        # back in father, return data
        Process.detach(child)
        reply[:data][:pid] = child
      end # end of start_daemon