1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/FugueConfig.pm b/FugueConfig.pm
index 806e19d..b1391ff 100644
--- a/FugueConfig.pm
+++ b/FugueConfig.pm
@@ -118,10 +118,14 @@ sub launchAgent {
 
 # launch a given command (not an ivy agent) on a given host
 sub launchCommand {
+    
     my ($type, $host, $command, $options) = @_;
     my @options = @$options if ref($options) eq 'ARRAY';
     my $command_opt = $command.' '.join(' ', @options);
     my $pid = fork;
+    warn ("*** FugueConfig::launchCommand WARNING: Could not fork!\n"), return
+	unless defined $pid;
+    
     if ($pid) {
 	# parent
 	print "*** FugueConfig::launchCommand INFO: $host: launching command ".
@@ -141,7 +145,7 @@ sub launchCommand {
 	}
     }
     
-    
 } # end launchCommand
 
-1
+
+1;