Look into the nohup command.
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Thomas Cameron, RHCE, CNE, MCSE, MCT
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----- Original Message -----
From: <
elemint@cox.net>
To: <
plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: Startup Script
> When this program is started it does not exit and the ssh or console
session are tied up and continues to run until the ssh or console session
are broke.
>
> I need to start the program and then let it continue to run without
holding a ssh or console session hostage.
>
> I have tried to place this into a startup script and I get the same result
>
> James
>
> >
> > From: Gary Nichols <gary@linuxforce.org>
> > Date: 2003/06/24 Tue PM 07:39:05 EDT
> > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> > Subject: Re: Startup Scrript
> >
> > > On Tue, 2003-06-24 at 11:41, elemint@cox.net wrote:
> > > > I am running Debian sid and have a startup script that I want to
start
> > > > at every reboot the only problem is that it is a program that needs
to
> > > > stay running not just execute once and then exit. What is the best
> > > > way to achieve this? I have read through several of my reference
> > > > books and also tried Google but no luck.
> >
> > I think what you're asking is how to make sure that a process is always
> > running - even after it dies for whatever reason.
> >
> > Do a google search for a little program (I think it's on freshmeat)
called
> > "process_checker". I use it on my webservers to make sure that apache
is
> > always running.
> >
> >
> >
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