On 26/06/06, William L. Maltby BillsCentOS@triad.rr.com wrote:
If you put the outputs into a log file and then tail or more them, what are the results? Have you tried running the commands without SSH involvement?
It might also be worth considering the use of Screen under these circumstances. He'll be able to reconnect and resume the session, assuming it is the SSH connection that's dropping and not the local process locking up somehow.
https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/screen/
http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Using_screen
(For more see: http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Using_screen )
Will.