Is it possible to keep a program running even when when no users are logged in

2007-09-25 Thread Sid Arth
I want to have rtorrent running in the background once I turn it on via ssh. Is there a way to keep rtorrent running even after I close the session? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Is it possible to keep a program running even when when no users are logged in

2007-09-25 Thread David Brodbeck
On Sep 25, 2007, at 4:14 PM, Sid Arth wrote: I want to have rtorrent running in the background once I turn it on via ssh. Is there a way to keep rtorrent running even after I close the session? Use screen. It will let you detach from the session, and reattach to it later. It's perfect

Re: Is it possible to keep a program running even when when no users are logged in

2007-09-25 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 04:25:22PM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: On Sep 25, 2007, at 4:14 PM, Sid Arth wrote: I want to have rtorrent running in the background once I turn it on via ssh. Is there a way to keep rtorrent running even after I close the session? Use screen. It will let you

Re: Is it possible to keep a program running even when when no users are logged in

2007-09-25 Thread David Brodbeck
On Sep 25, 2007, at 5:16 PM, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 04:25:22PM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: On Sep 25, 2007, at 4:14 PM, Sid Arth wrote: I want to have rtorrent running in the background once I turn it on via ssh. Is there a way to keep rtorrent running even after

Re: Is it possible to keep a program running even when when no users are logged in

2007-09-25 Thread Sid Arth
What is screen? On 9/25/07, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sep 25, 2007, at 5:16 PM, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 04:25:22PM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: On Sep 25, 2007, at 4:14 PM, Sid Arth wrote: I want to have rtorrent running in the background once

Re: Is it possible to keep a program running even when when no users are logged in

2007-09-25 Thread Gabriel Parrondo
El mar, 25-09-2007 a las 19:23 -0500, Sid Arth escribió: What is screen? apt-cache show screen It let's you do a lot of fancy stuff in the terminal (have multiple windows, detach the session and reattach it, copy/paste with the keyboard and a lot of other stuff). It's exactly what you need.

Re: Is it possible to keep a program running even when when no users are logged in

2007-09-25 Thread Kumar Appaiah
On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 07:23:55PM -0500, Sid Arth wrote: What is screen? http://packages.debian.org/sid/screen http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/ Kumar -- Kumar Appaiah, 458, Jamuna Hostel, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai - 600 036 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Re: Is it possible to keep a program running even when when no users are logged in

2007-09-25 Thread Jerome BENOIT
Hello, you can launch jobs with at as well. hth, Jerome Gabriel Parrondo wrote: El mar, 25-09-2007 a las 19:23 -0500, Sid Arth escribió: What is screen? apt-cache show screen It let's you do a lot of fancy stuff in the terminal (have multiple windows, detach the session and reattach it,

Re: Is it possible to keep a program running even when when no users are logged in

2007-09-25 Thread Sid Arth
Thanks its working perfectly On 9/25/07, Jerome BENOIT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, you can launch jobs with at as well. hth, Jerome -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Is it possible to keep a program running even when when no users are logged in

2007-09-25 Thread Guillermo Garron
On 9/25/07, Sid Arth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to have rtorrent running in the background once I turn it on via ssh. Is there a way to keep rtorrent running even after I close the session? I like to use ctorrent,

Re: Is it possible to keep a program running even when when no users are logged in

2007-09-25 Thread Gabriel Parrondo
El mar, 25-09-2007 a las 22:57 -0400, Guillermo Garron escribió: On 9/25/07, Sid Arth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to have rtorrent running in the background once I turn it on via ssh. Is there a way to keep rtorrent running even after I close the session? I like to use ctorrent,

Re: Is it possible to keep a program running even when when no users are logged in

2007-09-25 Thread Celejar
On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:26:06 +0800 Jerome BENOIT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, you can launch jobs with at as well. I don't think ncurses apps will necessarily run successfully via at; mc doesn't, and I think I recall that rtorrent itself didn't (it isn't currently installed). hth,

Re: Is it possible to keep a program running even when when no users are logged in

2007-09-25 Thread Masatran, R. Deepak
* Sid Arth [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2007-09-25 I want to have rtorrent running in the background once I turn it on via ssh. Is there a way to keep rtorrent running even after I close the session? Nohup, Screen, and VNC (in increasing order of complexity). I have a small introduction to screen at