RE: vim error?

[Michael Wojcik <Michael.Wojcik () microfocus com>]

[I've removed BUGTRAQ from the copy list, as this isn't a bug, and
Security-Basics, as I'm not subscribed to it.  BB, feel free to copy this
note to either or both of those lists if you think that's appropriate.]

> From: Craig Van Tassle [mailto:craig () ambrosa dns04 com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 1:55 AM
>
> I was playing about with my syslog and i noticed that after i 
> exited one of my xterms (the one that i started vim from) the 
> editor was still up and running with root access..  
> the command i use was vim -g /etc/syslog.conf
> could this be a problem or am i only going oh my god at a feature?

The short answer is that no, this isn't a bug; everything's working the way
it's supposed to.

For the long answer, read a good discussion of Unix process control,
particularly the bits about controlling terminals, process groups, and
sessions.  Stevens' _Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment_ would do.
You could also try eg the FAQ list from comp.unix.programmer.

Michael Wojcik
Principal Software Systems Developer, Micro Focus
Department of English, Miami University