[SOLVED] Job processes

adam999 · 01-28-2010, 03:52 PM

Is is possible to move a process from one shell to another (local to remote)

e.g.

if
my_code.sh &

#jobs

[1]- Running my_code.sh &

was started on one remote shell is it possible to move it to the foreground on another shell as root or another user?

Thanks

Tinkster · 01-28-2010, 04:24 PM

No, because each instance of the shell maintains its own joblist.

You could achieve what you're after if you started the job under
the control of 'screen'

bohemistanbul · 01-29-2010, 03:29 AM

hi

try "my_code.sh & > /dev/ttyX"

i m not sure that this job will be listed as ttyX's job or not.
maybe just only output will be redirected .

evo2 · 01-29-2010, 06:33 AM

May be able to do this with retty. I don't know where upstream is, but there are 32 bit binary packages for Debian:

http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=retty

I used to use retty heavily before I got into the habit of using screen.

Evo2.

sundialsvcs · 01-29-2010, 11:18 AM

Linux/Unix has a very weak notion of "a job," if you confine yourself to simply what a shell provides. But of course, this is Linux: you don't have to "confine yourself" with regards to anything.

If you need true job-management, either for a single computer or for a cluster, open-source packages to do this are very readily available.

adam999 · 02-03-2010, 03:43 PM

Cheers for the help chaps, i'm going to get into the habbit of using screen, looks like its the way to go for moving a job to administer from a local to a remote box