> > > > > nohup java xyz &
> > > > > and then terminate the xterm session.
> > > > You don't need nohup.
> > > Yes you do. Otherwise the program dies as you logoff from X.
> > > Check your facts.
> >
> > Do that for me.
> >
> > Type "xclock &", press enter, and then type ^D.
>
> Xclock may have signal handling to ignore SIGHUP.
> Recall that the person who asked the original question was
> very specific about java, not any other X programs.
>
> Before sending my previous msg, I ran (under bash) a
> java program ("java xyz &"), exited xterm and logged out: the
> program was gone. So you do need "nohup", at least under
> my operating conditions (RH6.2, bash, jdk1.1.8)
> Why don't you try it yourself?
How did you exited the xterm?
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