[mohaa] Re: console reattatch

[Damon]

Lo.
Screen works great on the public server, that really is a great tool. thanks for
the replies.
I am now trying to use it on my home one , rh7.3. I installed screen ok but i
now get;

Cannot open your terminal '/dev/pts/8' - please check.
[game at peefree mohaa]$

is there something else i need?
Thx
Damon








wokka wrote:

> screen is a unix app that is on one of the first 2 cd's for redhat, or was
> back in the 7.1 days when i last used it... or you can dl and compile it
>
> wokka
>
> The Caretaker writes:
>
> > Two questions: First, is screen -d and screen -r switches for detach and
> > remote? Also, I am trying to execute this from my command prompt but screen
> > is not a valid command. Does this need to be done once the game is running,
> > or do need a specific module for this? Or is it just set as a script? Sorry
> > for all of the questions, I have been looking for something like this to
> > start (or restart) the server via SSH. I am running Red Hat 7.3 kernel v.
> > 2.4.18-5. Thanks for the help.
> >
> > [^DD^]Hellboy
> > www.devil-dogs.net
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ryan C. Gordon" <icculus at clutteredmind.org>
> > To: <mohaa at icculus.org>
> > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 12:31 PM
> > Subject: Re: [mohaa] console reattatch
> >
> >
> >>
> >> > as i will soon be running this remotely and cannot stay connected to the
> > ssh
> >> > console 24/7, i will be making it run in the background &, so when i
> > leave
> >> > the cosole.. and return to the server.. is there any way to.. reattach
> > to
> >> > it as if u just ran the exec?
> >>
> >> Use "screen".
> >>
> >> On the Cyberspace Matrix, I use this (this works in the system boot
> >> scripts, or at the regular command line):
> >>
> >> screen -d -m su mohaa -c "/usr/local/MOHAA/mohaa_csm_2/mohaa_lnxded
> >> +set fs_userdir /home/mohaa/.mohaa2 +set fs_outputdir /home/mohaa/.mohaa2
> >> +exec server.cfg"
> >>
> >> Do that all on one line. Modify as necessary, wrap in a restarting script,
> >> etc...
> >>
> >> Then:
> >>
> >> screen -r
> >>
> >> And you'll be looking at your server output...you can then type commands,
> >> etc. When you are done staring, hit CTRL-A followed by 'd' to detach the
> >> screen. Log off...server will keep running.
> >>
> >> Next time you log in, do "screen -r" again to reattach.
> >>
> >> When you are done, quit the server and everything should clean up.
> >>
> >> > also will there be a chk file for use with cron?
> >>
> >> As in, "make sure the server continues to run?"
> >>
> >> Just wrap the thing in a shell script that restarts it if/when it dies. Am
> >> I misunderstanding you?
> >>
> >> --ryan.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>