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Old 04-04-2006
Ctrl-C signal propagation
Hello
I have a master startup script (let's call it myScript) that displays a menu from which the user can start/stop several instances of a server. When I issue the start command for one of the servers from the menu and then exit myScript through the provided mechanism (enter "q" in this case), the server stays up and running. If instead of "q" I press Ctrl-C, both myScript and the server terminate. I tried trapping INT in myScript with the null handler but that didn't work. myScript was not terminated but the server was. I am under the impression that somehow the INT signal is propagated to the server. Is there any way to prevent this from happening?
Thanks,

Boz

PS: the script runs in ksh.
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Old 04-04-2006
Do you want your server run as a daemon?
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Old 04-04-2006
Will running the server as a daemon still let me start/stop it from a shell script? Also, is there going to be any difference to the server users?
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