Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 09:03:54 -0500 From: Attos <attos.janus@gmail.com> To: sthomas@nerim.net, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Background process Message-ID: <5297d6fd0703080603j5170c508raa64d08204d8d0c0@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20070308133157.GA96143@icarus.home.lan> References: <52267.194.69.32.50.1173359004.squirrel@webmail.nerim.net> <20070308133157.GA96143@icarus.home.lan>
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Look into sysutils/screen There are several tutorial on how to use it. On 3/8/07, Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@freebsd.org> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 08, 2007 at 02:03:24PM +0100, sthomas@nerim.net wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I connect to my freebsd box via ssh using putty from a WindowsXP > > workstation, I want to run a process on the freebsd box, then close my ssh > > session (closing putty) while keeping the process running. > > > > So I run my process like this : # myprogram &, then I exit the shell. > > > > But when I do that, I can see with ps that my process go from "TT" "p0" to > > "TT" "p0-" and the application doesn't work anymore. For information, the > > program I want to be able to run via ssh then close the ssh session is the > > moinmoin wiki which is a wiki written in python. > > > > In man ps I can see that the trailing "-" after "p0" means my process can > > no longer reach the controlling terminal... But what can I do to achieve > > my goal ? > > The program you're using obviously needs a tty/pty open for it to > function. Possibly it's trying to output to stdout or stderr and > cannot due to tty/pty being taken out underneathe it. > > Other *IX people here can give you some alternate advice, but I'd > recommend these options: > > 1) Under sh/bash: myprogram 1>/dev/null 2>&1 & > (or replace /dev/null with a logfile of your choice) > > 2) Use dtach (ports/misc/dtach) and detach your program. > http://dtach.sourceforge.net/ > > 3) Use GNU screen (ports/sysutils/screen) and run your program > within that. > http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/ > > -- > | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | > | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | > | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | > | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB | > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Attos Janus
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