# File iowa.rb, line 69
        def Iowa.startDaemon(configuration_file)
                readConfiguration(configuration_file)
                startLogging

                unless /mswin/.match(RUBY_PLATFORM)
                       if (child_pid = fork)
                               puts "PID #{child_pid}"
                               exit
                       end
                        mylog = Logger['iowa_log']
                        Process.setsid
                        mylog.info "Process forked and daemonized as PID #{Process.pid}."
                else
                        mylog = Logger['iowa_log']
                        mylog.info "Platform is #{RUBY_PLATFORM}; skipping fork."
                end
        end