--- elogd.c.orig	2011-05-20 13:28:48.000000000 -0600
+++ elogd.c	2011-05-20 14:16:12.000000000 -0600
@@ -866,25 +866,27 @@
 
 #ifdef OS_UNIX
    pid_t child_pid;
-   int fh, status, i;
+   int fd[2], status, i;
    char str[256];
 
+   /* create pipe for parent<->child communication */
+   if (pipe(fd) < 0)
+      return 0;
+
    if ((child_pid = fork()) < 0)
       return 0;
    else if (child_pid > 0) {
-      /* parent process waits for child */
-      waitpid(child_pid, &status, 0);
+
+      /* parent does not write to child */
+      close(fd[1]);
 
       /* read back result */
       memset(result, 0, size);
-      fh = open("/tmp/elog-shell", O_RDONLY);
-      if (fh > 0) {
-         i = read(fh, result, size);
-         close(fh);
-      }
+      i = read(fd[0], result, size);
+      close(fd[0]);
 
-      /* remove temporary file */
-      remove("/tmp/elog-shell");
+      /* parent process waits for child */
+      waitpid(child_pid, &status, 0);
 
       /* strip trailing CR/LF */
       while (strlen(result) > 0 && (result[strlen(result) - 1] == '\r' || result[strlen(result) - 1] == '\n'))
@@ -926,8 +928,7 @@
             eprintf("Falling back to user \"%s\"\n", str);
       }
 
-      /* execute shell with redirection to /tmp/elog-shell */
-      sprintf(str, "/bin/sh -c \"%s\" > /tmp/elog-shell 2>&1", cmd);
+      /* execute command with redirection to pipe to parent */
 
       if (is_verbose()) {
          efputs("Going to execute: ");
@@ -935,7 +936,17 @@
          efputs("\n");
       }
 
-      system(str);
+      /* redirect stdout/stderr to pipe for parent to read */
+      close(STDOUT_FILENO); dup2(fd[1], STDOUT_FILENO);
+      close(STDERR_FILENO); dup2(fd[1], STDERR_FILENO);
+      /* child does not read the pipe */
+      close(fd[0]);
+      /* child nolonger uses fd[1] - use stderr or stdout instead */
+      close(fd[1]);
+      
+      if (system(cmd) == -1) {
+          fprintf(stderr, "unable to execute command: %s\n", cmd);
+      }
       _exit(0);
    }