On Friday 06 September 2002 12:16 pm, you is done writ: > i understand how to put a command in the background by putting an '&' on the > end, but it seems that this doesn't separate the command from that xterm.
> for example, i ssh into machine (b) from machine (a) and run: > # safe_mysqld & > [1] 18208 > # Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql > # exit Not sure, but what you might try is # nohup safe_mysqld & which will keep it running when you log out. I don't know what your defaults are, and you *may* not automatically nohup, and ssh *may* be waiting because of "jobs in background". mark -- "You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you." -- Leon Trotsky "You may not be interested in politics, but politics is interested in you." - mark roth -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list