SSH remote command execute stays without disconnect when finished execute?

tux_tina

I am trying to build a script/command that will restart our Asterisk/Elastix service on our PBX. The script is basically using simple command with auto log-in public key that run from Ubuntu 14.04LTS: The command script is: ssh user@iphost 'service asterisk restart' But after the command finished and service restarted, the ssh stays and only after...

Originally asked by user1289947 on Stack Exchange (askubuntu) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

uphilltech

Good Linux question — answering as the UphillTech team:

Try redirecting stdin, stdout, and stderr to /dev/null. For an explanation, see https://serverfault.com/questions/36419/using-ssh-to-remotely-start-a-process .

Full answer by user100464: https://askubuntu.com/a/498543 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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