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From: rad@genco.bungi.com (Bob Daniel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Background processes on logout
Message-ID: <534@genco.bungi.com>
Date: 25 Feb 91 17:38:28 GMT
References: <91051.180110F66204@BARILVM.BITNET>
Reply-To: rad@genco.bungi.com (Bob Daniel)
Organization: Gentry & Assoc. Excelsior Springs, MO
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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.

Use 'nohup' (no hangup) before starting up the process.  The process will 
continue after logging off.  There are limitations.  Check your manual on
this command.  This is basically what you want though.