Turns out I had SCP access, so I scp'd in and renamed .bash_profile to .bash_profile.ignore and now I can ssh again. Apparently screen wasn't happy with being in .bash_profile... hope this helps someone in the future.
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Started 3 months, 2 weeks ago by factorial
The title says it all. I recently put `exec screen -R` in my .bash_profile, and that's the only change I've made. I have disconnected/reconnected several times since then.
Specifically: I get a login prompt, type my username, type my valid password, and see my 'last login' message before the puTTY window closes. If I type the incorrect password I get 'access denied' and get to try again (no ...
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factorial replied 3 months, 2 weeks ago
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DanL@VPSLink replied 3 months, 2 weeks ago
screen 's default behavior will kill your present TTY session when run from a .bash_profile or .bashrc script as soon as screen successfully runs.
If you plan to experiment with your login scripts, I would highly recommend adding a sleep 5 call before the experimental commands in your login script (this will give you a chance to break from the script back to the shell if you find ...
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factorial replied 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Many thanks, Dan, very helpful info.
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DanL@VPSLink replied 3 months, 2 weeks ago
You are most welcome - here's a more configurable alternative, should you want to experiment:
Code:
# screen autostart
if [ $TERM != "screen" ]; then
# Configuration
SCRAUTO_CMD='screen -D -RR'
SCRAUTO_DELAY=10
# EOF - Configuration
SCRAUTO_DISPLAY=$SCRAUTO_DELAY+1
echo -n "(Ctrl+C to skip) Running "${SCRAUTO_CMD}" in "
for (( i=0; i<=$SCRAUTO_DELAY; i++ ))
do
let ...
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DanL@VPSLink replied 3 months, 2 weeks ago
... our support manager has informed me that screen -D -R added at the end of your .bash_profile script should accomplish everything the above script does in about 6% of the lines (see man screen for "Author's favorite" for full details).
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