Re: Starting background process in ssh session

dking_at_pimpsoft.com
Date: 09/01/05

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    To: "Roberto C. Sanchez" <roberto@familiasanchez.net>, debian-user@lists.debian.org
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:52:18 -0700

    You could do this:
    nohup $command

    But I always usea trick I find works with bash, so when your in a
    bash shell do this:

    #start another bash shell
    bash
    #start your background job
    command &
    #exit the subshell
    exit
    #exit your ssh connection
    exit

    That should work.
     - D

    On 1 Sep 2005 at 17:33, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:

    > I occasionally log into a machine remotely and start a process in the
    > background:
    >
    > command &
    >
    > However, when I log out of the machine, the ssh process on my local
    > machine blocks. I guess that it is becuase the remote still has jobs
    > running. Is there a way to get it start the process in the background
    > and then detach from the shell? I have already tried this:
    >
    > exec command &
    >
    > However, it results in the same behavior. It is really a bit annoying
    > to have to kill the ssh process on my end to terminate the connection.
    > I really should be able to do something that lets me logout normally.
    >
    > -Roberto
    >
    > --
    > Roberto C. Sanchez
    > http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto
    > 

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