[SunHELP] File copy with SSH

Sheldon T. Hall shel at cmhcsys.com
Sat Dec 20 01:22:06 CST 2003


 Patrick Marquetecken says ...

> I need to copy a lot of data from a old disk to a new one with ufsdump
> after hours, I can login from home with VPN and SSH into the server, if
> I start the ufsdump with "&" at the end of the line the process keeps on
> running even if I end the connection, yes ?

I don't think so; I think you still need to use "nohup".

Another possibility would be to schedule it as an "at" job, which has the
additional benefit of e-mailing you the results.

-Shel



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