VNC allows you to do this. If you disconnect from VNC, the X server keeps running. You can then re-connect from a different (or multiple) machine. -----Original Message----- From: steve ulrich [SMTP:sulrich at botwerks.org] Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 2:47 PM To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Taking over a shell session? screen... when last we saw our hero (Thursday, Aug 08, 2002), linuxguy at geesper.com was madly tapping out: > How can you take over a shell session? > > For example, if I were to be accessing vi or another editor from work, > then go home and ssh into my work machine, can I take over the previous > shell session and pick up where I left off? > Is there something out there that can do this or a way to manuever this? > > > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -- steve ulrich sulrich at botwerks.org PGP: 8D0B 0EE9 E700 A6CF ABA7 AE5F 4FD4 07C9 133B FAFC _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 3704 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20030326/a9119725/attachment.bin