--- freem/src/mumps.c	2025/03/24 16:07:55	1.7
+++ freem/src/mumps.c	2025/03/24 16:10:48	1.8
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *   $Id: mumps.c,v 1.7 2025/03/24 16:07:55 snw Exp $
+ *   $Id: mumps.c,v 1.8 2025/03/24 16:10:48 snw Exp $
  *    main module of freem
  *
  *  
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
  *   along with FreeM.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
  *   $Log: mumps.c,v $
+ *   Revision 1.8  2025/03/24 16:10:48  snw
+ *   Print error message and exit on OS/2 if daemon is run without --nofork
+ *
  *   Revision 1.7  2025/03/24 16:07:55  snw
  *   Force daemon into foreground on OS/2
  *
@@ -450,8 +453,8 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv, char **
 
 #if defined(__OS2__)
     if (run_daemon == TRUE && nofork == FALSE) {
-        printf ("freem:  running on OS/2; forcing daemon into foreground\r\n");
-        nofork = TRUE;
+        printf ("freem:  running on OS/2; daemon must be run with --nofork or -k\r\n");
+        exit (1);
     }
 #endif
     
@@ -779,10 +782,6 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv, char **
         
         fprintf (stderr, "Coherent Logic Development FreeM version %s\r\n", verstr);
         fprintf (stderr, "freem:  shared memory for environment %s initialized (%ld bytes of shared memory @ '%p')\r\nfreem:  system ready\r\n", shm_env, (long) shm_init_size, shm_config->dta);
-
-#if defined(__OS2__)
-        fprintf (stderr, "freem:  running on OS/2; daemon was forced into the foreground if not explicitly run with --nofork\r\n");
-#endif        
         
         for (;;) {