so-called-hang-on-exit

[Craig J Copi]

Nicolas.Williams at ubsw.com writes:
>
>What's the difference, again?

Using the following test:
#> ssh machinename
#> (sleep 10; echo hi) &
#> exit

I get the following results.
H == Hang, wait for sleep, print hi, then exit
NH == Exit immediately (hi not printed)

client\server |  Linux  | OpenBSD
--------------+---------+--------
Linux         |    H    |  NH
OpenBSD       |    H    |  NH


Using the following test:
#> ssh machinename '(sleep 10; echo hi) &'

I get the following results.

client\server |  Linux  | OpenBSD
--------------+---------+--------
Linux         |    H    |  H
OpenBSD       |    H    |  H

Note:
Linux == RH7.3 w/updates
OpenBSD == 3.1 w/updates
OpenSSH 3.4[p1] w/privsep running on test machines.

So why does this happen.  People seem to expect the OpenBSD behavior
eventhough you don't get the "hi" printed in the first test case.

Craig