Background processes on logout

[elston at edwards-saftd-2.af.mil]

>From: F66204 at BARILVM.BITNET (Shaul Wallach)
>Subject:Background processes on logout
>Date: 20 Feb 91 16:53:07 GMT
>Message-ID:<91051.180110F66204 at BARILVM.BITNET>

>
>   Please excuse this beginner's question. Is there any way for a
>user to log out of a UNIX system (say AIX/6000) while leaving
>background processes active? My experience seems to be that the
>logout command kills all background processes, something I want
>to prevent.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Shaul Wallach
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Try using 'nohup ' on the command line prior to the command.  This will return
a process id and will allow the program (binary or shell script) - if run in
the background - to continue after termination of the parent process.


Mark E.

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