On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 7:38 AM, Michael Mol <mike...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 02/27/2013 11:48 PM, Jarry wrote: >> Hi Gentoo users, >> >> what is the proper way of changing static IP-address remotely >> without the need to restart the whole system (or locking >> me out)? >> >> I have one interface with static IP, so first I'm going to edit >> /etc/conf.d/net. Then I will set up command for later execution: >> >> # echo '#!/bin/bash' > /root/eth-restart >> # echo '/etc/init.d/net.eth0 restart' >> /root/eth-restart >> # chmod 0700 /root/eth-restart >> # at -f /root/eth-restart now + 5 min >> >> Then I terminate my ssh-session hoping 5 minutes later >> I can connect using new IP. Is this correct and all that >> is necessary? >> >> Jarry > > Probably the safest thing you can do is give the interface two IPs at > once (both the old address and the new address) until you can confirm > you can connect on the new IP, and then remove the old IP. > > Also, rather than using at to handle things like that, I like to use > screen; if I get disconnected, programs running inside the screen > session don't die...and there's no waiting for a scheduled job. >
Yeah, screen or tmux is the way to go.
