Re: Starting daemon using ssh

On Nov 2, 2004, at 2:19 AM, Binninger, Martin wrote:

> Hi!
>
> While trying, to start a daemon on a remote machine using ssh, the 
> client
> doesn't return to the local prompt after performing the start-up of the
> daemon. I'm using openssh 3.7.1p2, ssh-version 2.0 on Tru64 as the os.
>
> The command, I'm executing is the following:
> ssh -i <KEY> <USER>@<SERVER> "/usr/local/bin/sudo /<PATH>/daemon start 
> &&
> echo 'done' "
>
> This results in:
> - starting daemon
> - writing 'done' to stdout
> - nothing else, especially no return to the local prompt
>
> But: When I stop the daemon on the remote site (while the ssh-session 
> is
> still active but kind of stuck), the local prompt returns (so: no 
> further
> stucking)!
>
> This made me try the next command (new here: "/usr/bin/nohup"):
> ssh -i <KEY> <USER>@<SERVER> "/usr/local/bin/sudo /usr/bin/nohup
> /<PATH>/daemon start && echo 'done' "
> ... same difference.

I'm not certain this will work via SSH but this technique will work in 
an interactive shell.

"( ( /usr/local/bin/sudo /path/daemon start ) & ) &"

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