On 4/17/10, Alan Lehotsky wrote:
> Take a look at the at(1) or batch(1) commands if you really want to execute
> a command and logout while it's still running.
>
Or screen(1)
On 04/16/2010 11:10 AM, Dominique Dhumieres wrote:
I use to build gcc with a command line such as
make -j2>& somelogfile&
I recently found that if I logout, the build fails with
perl: no user 501
Try "nohup make ...". See the man page or info manual for nohup.
Jim
This is normal unix behavior (unless you have some kind of shell that I'm
unfamiliar with.)
When you use & to create a subjob, it is still attached to your terminal
session.
Take a look at the at(1) or batch(1) commands if you really want to execute a
command and logout while it's still runnin
