Arch Willingham wrote: > I made a Linux (FC7) batch file that starts a terminal server > session. The batch file (called termserv.sh) contains these lines: > > ------------------ > #!/bin/bash > ####### > rdesktop -P -f -u billybob our.computer.com -r printer:"printer4=HP Officejet 5600 series" > ------------------ > > The kicker is is that the black terminal window stays open. Is > there some command in the batch file that, in essence, just > starts/runs the other process and then lets the back box close? > > Thanks! > > Arch > I suspect that the shell is waiting for the rdesktop command to exit. You can try putting a & at the end of hte command and see if that does what you are after. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!