Re: Multi-user, Multi-tasking.

[Albert DE WINT <adwint pandora be>]

Op ma 16-06-2003, om 23:44 schreef Rick Stevens:
> Albert DE WINT wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I suppose this is be a VERY basic question.  Unfortunately, I can't
> > find the answer in any manual.
> > 
> > I understand Linux is fully multi-user, multi-tasking. 
> > How can I log off, in order to allow another user to log-on the same PC,
> > without my running background tasks, being interrupted or shut-down.
> > 
> > Maybe I should lock my account (without logging out), and allow another
> > user to go ahead, without interfering in my applications?
> 
> If you're using them as command line programs, launch them with either
> 
> 	$ bg command-line-you-want-to-run
> 
> Or
> 
> 	$ command-line-you-want-to-run >/var/log/logfile 2>&1 &
> 
> The first one simply runs the command in the background, the second
> does also, but sends its stdout and stderr to /var/log/logfile.  The
> secret is the "& at the end.

Thanks Rick,

I understand.

It's a command line task, with no user-interference, so that shouldn't
be a problem.

> 
> Do "man bash" for details.
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