[Xorp-users] running xorp_rtrmgr

[Bruce Simpson]

victor omwando wrote:
>
> Hello guys, I'm still a bit new to xorp, I have one quick question. 
> I'm running xorp 1.6 on a Debian based virtual machine. I am 
> interested in starting xorp_rtrmgr with a config script, and still get 
> my terminal back after running xorp_rtrmgr -b 
> /path/to/myconfig.config. However, to regain use of my terminal, I 
> find that I have to end the preceding command with an &. Is there any 
> workaround to this that gives me control my shell without me giving it 
> the &? Thanks.

Sounds like you want the -d option. Feel free to add documentation (or 
contribute a man page) if it isn't present already. The -L and -P 
options may also need documenting, these control logging and PID file 
creation.

See also:
http://xorp.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xorp/trunk/xorp/rtrmgr/main_rtrmgr.cc?r1=10710&r2=10711

A fix for syslog support exists in SVN trunk which does not exist in the 
1.6 release.