On Wed, Oct 20, 2004 at 07:39:47PM -0400, Sam Steingold wrote: > nohup does not let me log out: > $ ssh my-host > my-host:bash$ nohup foo & > my-host:bash$ exit > <hangs here, ssh never terminates>. > I have to kill the ssh process externally. This is a long-standing problem with OpenSSH. In fact, it's even earned a FAQ on their web site. See <http://www.openssh.com/faq.html#3.10>. Not that there's a solution there -- to my knowledge, there just isn't one. (Well, there's a few suggested patches, but they haven't undergone review.) It's worth noting -- and knowing this makes their faq response make sense -- that bash, by default, *doesn't* send a HUP on exit. This means two things for you: first, there's really no need to use the nohup command, and second, the "workaround" they present is no workaround at all. The real workaround is the one you've been using -- kill the ssh process externally. Sorry this isn't really a helpful answer. But at least you'll know you're not alone. -- Matthew Miller mattdm@xxxxxxxxxx <http://www.mattdm.org/> Boston University Linux ------> <http://linux.bu.edu/>
