raw module - run background tasks on remote machine (using nohup and &)

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Sep 30, 2016, 12:21:30 PM9/30/16

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I wanted to execute shell command on remote machine but in background using nohup and & like below -

- raw: "nohup touch /tmp/hello.txt &"

It is not working. It works if it is executed without nohup and &. Any suggestions would be helpful here.

Note: I will not be able to make use of any other module as python2 is not installed on remote machine and no internet connection on remote machine.

Thanks

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Sep 30, 2016, 12:27:56 PM9/30/16

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The & is a 'shellism', which raw module does not support, use 'shell' module instead, though i really recommend you set it up as a service instead.

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Sep 30, 2016, 2:01:57 PM9/30/16

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Does shell module work without python2.7 installed at remote machine?

Thanks & Regards,

Sourav

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Sep 30, 2016, 2:18:01 PM9/30/16

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no

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