[SunHELP] File copy with SSH

[Steve Sandau]

>>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.
> 

Yes, "nohup ufsdump ..... &" is the syntax you want. Often I do this on 
processes that write to a log file and then just reconnect at any time 
and tail -f the logfile.

Steve