Some linux terminal questions...

[Jonathan Hutchins]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Clinton [mailto:clintonj at umkc.edu]

> 1. How do I spawn a process (like a compile) and shut down 
> the terminal 
> (like SSH) and pick it up again later (at home) so I can continue 
> monitoring the process?

#nohup <command>&

> 2. How can I lock a console while I'm away without logging out and 
> killing everything running under that virtual terminal?

There is a screensaver/console lock, but I don't recall at the moment.  I
think I used to have it set up in case the cat walked on the keyboard, but
with a KVM I just toggle to a null input when I step away.