The python script needs to fork into the background and close stdin, stdout and
stderr.
ssh <ip> "nohup mycommand < /dev/null > /var/log/my.log 2>&1 &"
On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 4:38 AM, Laurent Mimoun <mimounl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My environnement is Debian Etch, and the version of ssh is 4.3p2.
>
> I wrote a command <mycommand> that starts a python program. This
> program calls a blocking method on a gamin monitor that waits for file
> system changes (new files, for exemple).
>
> I had to launch this python program (in mycommand) with "nohup" and
> "&" at the end of the line because if not, mycommand is blocked.
>
> Then when I enter the distant machine by writing only 'ssh <ip>' and
> after connection, <mycommand> + ENTER, it returns correctly (I can
> continue to write thing without to have to do crtl+c).
>
> But when I launch the command like this : 'ssh <ip> <mycommand>', it
> doesn't return.
> It is blocked and I have to do ctrl+c to unblock. Furthermore, the
> python program is correctly running on the distant machine.
>
> Do you have any idea why 'ssh <ip> <mycommand>' is blocked ?
>
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