Stewart, I don't know what the original poster was actually trying to describe, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't to do with ssh client not exiting - it sounded like some problem with the computer that runs his VNC server.
Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of S. I. Becker > Sent: 01 February 2006 13:54 > To: 'Financial Systems & Economic Analytics'; [email protected] > Subject: Re: SSh-agent not dying after vnc viewer > exit/logoff/logout/disconnect > > > Stewart, > > > > Ssh clients hold the connection open so long as there is > something using > > it, > > in this case a forwarded port. There's no way that the > client could exit > > without causing the forwarded port to close, too. > > > > James, > > That's the point! You initiate the ssh session, with a > shell/script that > will just exit after, say, 60 seconds. In the mean time you > set up the > tunnelled VNC session. The ssh session exits when the time > is up, but is > held open by the open tunnelled port(s). Then when you do > close the VNC > session, the ssh session closes too because there is now > nothing to keep it > open, which is what I thought was wanted. > > Stewart > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [email protected] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
