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From: dfraser@libws1.ic.sunysb.edu (David W Fraser)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Background processes on logout
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Date: 21 Feb 91 16:43:00 GMT
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In article <91051.180110F66204@BARILVM.BITNET> F66204@BARILVM.BITNET (Shaul Wallach) writes:
>
>   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

Well I have the opposite problem.  I am using HP-UX 7.0, and when I logout my
background processes continue running.  Is there any way I can prevent this?
Such as adding something to my .logout file?

Thanks

Dave Fraser

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