Looking for console monitoring application

sarin · 03-20-2009, 11:03 PM

Hi!

I have a requirement to monitor a client and help them with an ncurses application running on a text terminal. The machines do not have X. The application is not written by me, nor do I have the source for that. Is there application that can help me view a remote terminal of another user and let me send key sequences to it ( something like vnc for text terminals ).

Thanks,
Sarin

inside-man · 03-21-2009, 02:33 AM

Hello, you should have a look at the program SCREEN

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Screen

this should fulfill your requirements....

Randolf Balasus

sarin · 03-21-2009, 03:08 AM

Thanks. I guess screen does not have sharing. But from the wiki site I found tmux which allows sharing. Will try that.

unSpawn · 03-21-2009, 05:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarin

I guess screen does not have sharing.

AFAIK screen does?..

sarin · 03-21-2009, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unSpawn

AFAIK screen does?..

Sorry, didn't have enough patience to check all the options in screen man page

. Found the -x option. Thanks

unSpawn · 03-21-2009, 06:31 AM

NP, you're welcome.