install vncserver. That gives you a whole X windows environment that you can visit when you want.
-- Sincerely, David Smead http://www.amplepower.com. On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Troy Telford wrote: > Is there a way in Linux (or UNIX and its cousins in general) to run a > process (like a long, gnarled process that can take several hours/days), > and detatch it from a shell such that it runs in the background (with > stdin/out going to a file)? > > And to be somewhat more specific - how do you do it so you can > re-attatch to the process later? > > Specifics: > I would like to be able to: > > * Start a HDL synthesis running in the background of a computer. > * Log out of the computer entirely, leaving that process (and > subprocesses) running. > * Log back in later (hours, days) and either re-enter the program just > as I left it, or view all the log files. > > This is a problem for many of us working at my university's Sunlab (We > call it such because they have Sun workstations). Those of us who have > to run these HDL synthesis processes (although there are other > simulation apps that need this ability as well) would like to be able to > start our process, logout, and leave. This way, the actual workstation > is still accessible to anybody else who needs it, will be able to use > it. Sure, programs may run a bit (OK, a *lot*) slower - but that is a > vast improvement over a lab full of 'locked' machines; espescially since > not everybody even needs to use the machines for CPU/memory-intensive > operations. > > I'm thinking this may be possible (somewhat) using 'nohup' > > But is there anything else that allows this? > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]