starting a python script as a background process

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Sa, den 09.04.2005 schrieb Claude Jones um 15:37:

[ reordered due to top-posting ]

> Oded Maimon wrote:
> 
> > run it as:
> >
> > nohup python scripts/sb_server.py &

> Thank you, I didn't know about this command and after reading up on it, 
> I have more questions. This seems to deal with the issue of starting the 
> process and not having to leave the terminal window open. I didn't test 
> this because I have to leave in a moment. But, the other issue I had was 
> that when running the commands from rc.local during bootup, my bootup 
> stalled. Are you suggesting that using this command will also deal with 
> that issue?

> Claude Jones

If you run a command from /etc/rc.local but do not send it to
background, it will occupy the terminal and the startup stops until you
release it. Placing a "&" at the end of the command would help too. But
I recommend you better write an init script for your proxy daemon
process, rather than to run it from rc.local.

/usr/share/doc/initscripts*/sysvinitfiles

holds an skeleton example.

Alexander


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