Hi, I don't what is this program, but I know some programs just can't run in the background (for instance, if they need to interact through the terminal). Did you try starting the program in the foreground and then putting it in the background? (by pressing ctrl-z and then bg)
Moshe * Schwenk, Jeanie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [020605 21:54]: > Can anyone tell me why a process that runs fine in the foreground will not > run when it is started in the background? The process is the NetBeans IDE > 3.3.1 on linux mandrake 8.2. > > If I start it without the & (running in foreground), it is fine. However, > when I startup the IDE in the background, it never comes up and the ide.log > file is empty but there is a process that can be seen by doing a ps. > > Here's what the problem looks like (the 'ls' could just have easily been a > return, or a cd or whatever): > ======================================================== > jchwenk@aster jschwenk]$ /opt/netbeans/bin/runide.sh & > [4] 17562 > > [jschwenk@aster jschwenk]$ ls > mnt/ ALL/ mozparty.pdf prod/ > nbuser33/ tmp/ Desktop/ docs/ > localhost ourmon/ scripts/ Documents/ > Mail/ staroffice6.0/ > > [4]+ Stopped /opt/netbeans/bin/runide.sh > ======================================================== > > But 'ps -elf | grep netbeans' results are: > jschwenk 17606 2320 0 17:35 pts/1 00:00:00 /bin/sh > /opt/netbeans/bin/runide > > What's wrong? I've posted a request for help on this twice on the NetBeans > list and have gotten no response. I have to conclude that > > 1. it's a really stupid question and no one wants to tell me that or > 2. it's supposed to work like this or > 3. no one else has this problem or > 4. it's an OS problem or > 5. it's something no one else does. > > Ok, I really don't think it is any of the above, but when the only things > left are ridiculous, that must be it. > > Please, is there anyone who can start NetBeans in the background on linux? > > Jeanie > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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