Connect to screen from SSH

qnx · Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2002 5:01 pm Post subject: Connect to screen from SSH

I've been looking for some screen (the GNU app) info and how to use it with SSH clients, e.g. PuTTy, but couldn't find what I was looking for

Maybe here I can get some help?
I would like to connect to an active console remotly, via SSH. So I run screen at vc1 at home. Inside screen I run some commands, e.g. emerge. Then I connect to my sshd from e.g. PuTTy and login as usual. When I'm in I can run "top" and see which processes are running. But how do I do now to connect to vc1 and see what's going on there with the emerge??
Kindest regards, Jacob W.
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qnx · Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2002 8:14 am Post subject:

Wow! Thx very much!
So, I have to run my commands in screen...Hmm...Do I still need bash as default shell?? Can't I just set screen to it?? Or maybe screen isn't a shell, so I still have to use bash "under" screen?? Is there any way to autostart screen, so I always run my commands inside it??
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Curious · Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2002 10:01 am Post subject:

Be careful not to create a loop where screen is in turn executing screen each time it creates a new 'pane'. You might find some informational reading here.

-- Curious
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Curious · Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2002 10:10 am Post subject:

The following worked.

I created a user named screenie, made her a home directory, and set her password.

Then:

qnx · Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2002 7:10 pm Post subject:

qnx · Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2002 7:33 pm Post subject:

I tried it out (on another user) and I don't think I'm going to use screen by default. No, don't get me wrong, Curious' idea worked very well, but it looks like screen has some disadvantages. E.g, I can not su to root (nor any other user), or I can't get gpm to work (in e.g links).
However, next time I would like to connect to a emerge from school, I think I know what to do:

lowbatt · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 13 Jul 2002 Posts: 83

Thats pretty much they way i use screen but i just loggin as a reg user then su to root start screen. run whatever command i want. Hit ctl-a then clt -d and that detaches the current screen and leaves it im limbo basicly.

I go to work and login as the regular user.. I just dont like to log directly into root remotely and the fact that I cant since i have that disabled. then i su to root and then type screen -r and it resumes the screen i had open. Plus you can always disconnect it again with the ctl a-d command.
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