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syslogd(8) privileged and non-privileged parts now separate binaries

In OpenBSD , the syslogd(8) system logger has already for a while now fork(2) ed the privileged from the non-privileged parts.

Now Alexander Bluhm (bluhm@) decided it's time to split these parts into separate binaries in order to provide even better separation. The final commit message reads,

List:       openbsd-cvs
Subject:    CVS: cvs.openbsd.org: src
From:       Alexander Bluhm 
Date:       2026-06-11 15:41:33

CVSROOT:	/cvs
Module name:	src
Changes by:	bluhm@cvs.openbsd.org	2026/06/11 09:41:33

Modified files:
	usr.sbin/syslogd: Makefile privsep.c syslogd.c syslogd.h 
	etc/rc.d       : syslogd 
Added files:
	usr.sbin/syslogd: Makefile.inc parent.c 
	usr.sbin/syslogd/parent: Makefile 
	usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd: Makefile 

Log message:
Provide a separate executable file for syslogd parent.