diff -Naur a/noip2.c b/noip2.c
--- a/noip2.c	2008-11-25 20:50:09.000000000 +0100
+++ b/noip2.c	2020-10-08 20:25:58.073111470 +0200
@@ -128,7 +128,16 @@
 	+	November 2008 (johna)  version 2.1.9
 	+	hardened force_update() to prevent possible buffer overflow
 	+	hardened autoconf() the same way
+
 	+	patch suggested by xenomuta@phreaker.net
+        +       January 2015 (dota? =op)  version 2.1.9-1
+        +       added -f flag to run in foreground
+        +       patch suggested by rogi@skylittlesystem.org
+
+
+	+	January 2015 (dota? =op)  version 2.1.9-1
+	+	hack to make foreground mode work as expected
+	+	patch suggested by rogi@skylittlesystem.org
 
 */			
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////                                            
@@ -217,9 +226,9 @@
   #define UPDATE_SCRIPT		"ducupdate.php"
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
-  #define OPTCHARS		"CYU:Fc:dD:hp:u:x:SMi:K:I:z"
+  #define OPTCHARS		"CYU:Fc:dD:hp:u:x:SMi:K:I:zf"
 #else
-  #define OPTCHARS		"CYU:Fc:hp:u:x:SMi:K:I:z"
+  #define OPTCHARS		"CYU:Fc:hp:u:x:SMi:K:I:zf"
 #endif
 #define ARGC			1
 #define ARGF			(1<<1)
@@ -240,10 +249,10 @@
 #define GROUP			2
 #define DOMAIN			3
 #ifndef PREFIX
-  #define PREFIX		"/usr/local"
+  #define PREFIX		"/usr"
 #endif
-#define CONFIG_FILEPATH		PREFIX"/etc"
-#define CONFIG_FILENAME		PREFIX"/etc/no-ip2.conf"
+#define CONFIG_FILEPATH		"/etc"
+#define CONFIG_FILENAME		"/etc/no-ip2.conf"
 #define CONFSTRLEN		1024
 #define MAX_DEVLEN		16
 #define MAX_INSTANCE		4
@@ -348,6 +357,7 @@
 int	debug			= 	0;
 int	timed_out		=	0;
 int	background		=	1;	// new default
+int	foreground_hack		=	0;	// FIXME: hack s2
 int	port_to_use		=	CLIENT_IP_PORT;
 int	socket_fd		=	-1;
 int	config_fd		=	-1;
@@ -551,6 +561,7 @@
 	fprintf(stderr, "         -M               permit multiple instances\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "         -K processID     terminate instance PID\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "         -z               activate shm dump code\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "         -f               run in foreground\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "         -h               help (this text)\n");
 }
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -738,6 +749,10 @@
 		case 'z':
 			shm_dump_active++;
 			break;
+		case 'f':
+			background=1;
+			foreground_hack=1;
+			break;
 		default:
 			Usage();
 			exit(0);
@@ -1023,7 +1038,8 @@
 	char	*err_string;
 	static int startup = 1;
 
-	x = fork();
+	/* FIXME: hack s2 */
+	x = foreground_hack ? 0 : fork();
 	switch (x) {
 	    case -1:		// error
 		err_string = strerror(errno);
@@ -1035,13 +1051,23 @@
 		setsid();
 		if (get_shm_info() == FATALERR)	
 		    return FATALERR;
-		log2syslog++;
-		if (log2syslog > 0)
-		    fclose(stderr);
-		fclose(stdout);
-		fclose(stdin);
-		syslog(LOG_INFO, "v%s daemon started%s\n", 
-			VERSION, (nat) ?  " with NAT enabled" : "");
+
+		/* FIXME: hack s2 */
+		if (foreground_hack) {
+			printf("v%s daemon started%s\n", 
+				VERSION, (nat) ?  " with NAT enabled" : "");
+		}
+
+		else {
+			log2syslog++;
+			if (log2syslog > 0)
+			    fclose(stderr);
+			fclose(stdout);
+			fclose(stdin);
+			syslog(LOG_INFO, "v%s daemon started%s\n", 
+				VERSION, (nat) ?  " with NAT enabled" : "");
+		}
+
 		while (background) {
 		    delay = MAX(60, my_instance->interval * 60);
 		    if (nat)
@@ -1081,7 +1107,14 @@
 		    if (background)	// signal may have reset this!
 			Sleep(delay);
 		}
-                syslog(LOG_INFO, "v%s daemon ended.\n", VERSION);
+
+		/* FIXME: hack s2 */
+		if (foreground_hack)
+			printf("v%s daemon ended.\n", VERSION);
+
+		else
+			syslog(LOG_INFO, "v%s daemon ended.\n", VERSION);
+
 		break;
 	}
 	return SUCCESS;