[R] R - Linux_SSH

[Patrick Connolly]

On Wed, 14-Dec-2011 at 09:55AM -0800, Peter Langfelder wrote:

|> On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 4:35 AM, Chris Mcowen <chrismcowen at gmail.com> wrote:
|> > Dear List,
|> >
|> >
|> >
|> > I am unsure if this is the correct list to post to, if it isn't I apologise.
|> >
|> >
|> >
|> > I am using SSH to access a Linux version of R on a remote computer as it
|> > offers more memory and processing power. The model will take 1-2 days to
|> > run, I am accessing R through Putty and when I close the connection and open
|> > R again, I am faced with a new session.
|> >
|> >
|> >
|> > As a Linux newbie, I was wondering if anybody here knew how to keep R
|> > running and interactive and return to it on a later date?
|> >
|> >
|> 
|> I am not aware of any way to keep the R session interactive although
|> perhaps a VNC server/client may offer this possibility. If you have a

VNC will work fine.  Use putty to start the vnc server, then whatever
you set running will stay operational even though you disconnect the
client.  The server will keep running until it's stopped irrespective
of what goes on with the client.

HTH


|> long calculation, put it all in a script named myScript.R (or any
|> other file name) that does not require any human input, then run it as
|> a batch using the nohup linux command:
|> 
|> nohup R CMD BATCH myScript.R
|> 
|> The nohup command will prevent the termination of your R after you log
|> out, but you cannot run an interactive program this way.
|> 
|> HTH
|> 
|> Peter
|> 
|> 
|> >
|> > Thanks
|> >
|> >
|> >
|> > Chris
|> >
|> >
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