fixed #1477

loader.js

@@ -3,16 +3,10 @@
 var	nconf = require('nconf'),
 	fs = require('fs'),
 	pidFilePath = __dirname + '/pidfile',
+	output = fs.openSync(__dirname + '/logs/output.log', 'a'),
 	start = function() {
 		var	fork = require('child_process').fork,
-			// output = fs.openSync(__dirname + '/logs/output.log', 'a'),
-			output = fs.createWriteStream(__dirname + '/logs/output.log', {
-				flags: 'a',
-				encoding: 'utf-8'
-			}),
 			nbb_start = function() {
-				var	silent = nconf.get('daemon') !== false;
-
 				if (timesStarted > 3) {
 					console.log('\n[loader] Experienced three start attempts in 10 seconds, most likely an error on startup. Halting.');
 					return nbb_stop();
@@ -27,29 +21,13 @@ var	nconf = require('nconf'),
 				nbb = fork('./app', process.argv.slice(2), {
 					env: {
 						'NODE_ENV': process.env.NODE_ENV
-					},
+					}
-					silent: silent
 				});
 
-
-				if (silent) {
-					nbb.stdout.pipe(output);
-					nbb.stderr.pipe(output);
-				}
-
 				nbb.on('message', function(message) {
 					if (message && typeof message === 'object' && message.action) {
 						if (message.action === 'restart') {
 							nbb_restart();
-						} else if (message.action === 'ready' && silent) {
-							// Output bind_address
-							process.stdout.write('\nNodeBB listening on ' + message.bind_address + '\n\n');
-
-							// Daemonize and record new pid
-							require('daemon')({
-								stdout: output
-							});
-							fs.writeFile(__dirname + '/pidfile', process.pid);
 						}
 					}
 				});
@@ -105,13 +83,18 @@ if (nconf.get('daemon') !== false) {
 		try {
 			var	pid = fs.readFileSync(pidFilePath, { encoding: 'utf-8' });
 			process.kill(pid, 0);
-			console.log('\n  Error: Another NodeBB is already running!');
 			process.exit();
 		} catch (e) {
 			fs.unlinkSync(pidFilePath);
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Daemonize and record new pid
+	require('daemon')({
+		stdout: output
+	});
+	fs.writeFile(__dirname + '/pidfile', process.pid);
+
 	start();
 } else {
 	start();