run cgminer in background after logout (gnu/linux) [solved]

[tspacepilot]

Hi,

I got my usb miner running nicely with cgminer on my gnu/linux laptop.  However, this particular laptop sits in a closet and acts more like a fileserver than a laptop (the screen gave out on it years ago).  Therefore I ssh into it from another computer.

This is going dandy except that I want to logout of the ssh session and leave the miner running until I log in again later.

I experimented with:

$ ./cgminer ... &

But logout (ie, $ exit) stops the job.

And I tried:

$ screen cgminer ... &

But again, logout stops the job.

I'm sure there's some easy solution.  Let me know!

--TSP

[tspacepilot]

I guess I could use a cron job for this, but surely there's some simpler way to keep a job running after you logout.  I'm so surprised no one has this on top of their heads .... alas.

[michelem]

Hi,

I got my usb miner running nicely with cgminer on my gnu/linux laptop.  However, this particular laptop sits in a closet and acts more like a fileserver than a laptop (the screen gave out on it years ago).  Therefore I ssh into it from another computer.

This is going dandy except that I want to logout of the ssh session and leave the miner running until I log in again later.

I experimented with:

$ ./cgminer ... &

But logout (ie, $ exit) stops the job.

And I tried:

$ screen cgminer ... &

But again, logout stops the job.

I'm sure there's some easy solution.  Let me know!

--TSP

This should do the job:

Code:

screen -dmS cgminer ./cgminer

[tspacepilot]

Hey, thanks michelem, I will try that.  I guess I shoulda read `man screen' eh?

EDIT: that did it!