[ZOOKEEPER-983] running zkServer.sh start remotely using ssh hangs

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.3.2
• Fix Version/s: 3.4.0
• Component/s: scripts
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Patrick D. Hunt
• Reporter: Patrick D. Hunt
• Created: 03/Feb/11 05:21
• Updated: 23/Nov/11 19:22
• Resolved: 27/Feb/11 06:57

Description

If zkServer.sh is run remotely using ssh as follows ssh will "hang" - i.e. not complete/return once the server is started. This is even though zkServer.sh starts the java vm in the background.

$ ssh <host> "zkServer.sh start"

this is due to the following issue:

http://www.slac.stanford.edu/comp/unix/ssh_faq.html#logoff_hangs