On Fri, 9 Dec 2011, Frank Elsner wrote: > > On Fri, 9 Dec 2011 14:16:00 -0500 (EST) Alan Stern wrote: > > On Fri, 9 Dec 2011, Doug Kuvaas wrote: > > > > > Here is what I am trying to do: > > > > > > >From a central server running HP-UX, I would like to shutdown multiple > > > Fedora PCs using a script. This in itself is not a problem. I have an > > > account on the machines added to the sudoers file to allow them to shut > > > down the systems, and connect to said systems using ssh. I can get the > > > systems to shut down remotely using the command ssh -t user@host"sudo > > > /sbin/shutdown -h now". If I run the script on the host computer it works > > > like I would expect. > > > > > > The problem I am running into is the host computer is typically accessed > > > through one of the Fedora PCs being used to shut it down. So when I run > > > the script, it gets to the point where it is telling the current computer > > > to shutdown, the script is terminated and no further systems shut down. > > > > > Anyone have any ideas? > > > > When invoking the script from one of the PCs, run it in the background > > (maybe with nohup) so that it doesn't get killed when the PC shuts > > down. > > Whou! Programs started with nohup keep running after shutdown! Get real. Yes, of course programs started with nohup don't keep on running after shutdown. That's not Doug's problem, however (although it may be a little hard to tell because of a grammatical mistake in his original post). His problem is that programs running _on the server_ need to keep on running after the _PC_ is shutdown. That's exactly what nohup will do. Alan Stern -- users mailing list users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org