[GH-ISSUE #4301] screen: How to keep session alive after logout? #2614

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Originally created by @bryn1u on GitHub (May 23, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/4301

Hey guys,
First i would like to say thanks for you job, you do it great!

I have been starting using firejail for a while, i use it as a shell restriction for users and i have a question related with. After logout all processes were killed. Is there any way for example screen session to keep alive after user logout with possibility to get back after login ?

Thank you :)

Originally created by @bryn1u on GitHub (May 23, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/4301 Hey guys, First i would like to say thanks for you job, you do it great! I have been starting using firejail for a while, i use it as a shell restriction for users and i have a question related with. After logout all processes were killed. Is there any way for example screen session to keep alive after user logout with possibility to get back after login ? Thank you :)
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@rusty-snake commented on GitHub (Aug 4, 2021):

Maybe it works if you start screen like https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GNU_Screen#Autostart_with_systemd and prepend /usr/bin/firejail --profile=screen --name=autoscreen. Then you can screen -x autoscreen or firejail --join=autoscreen screen -x autoscreen.

<!-- gh-comment-id:892582736 --> @rusty-snake commented on GitHub (Aug 4, 2021): Maybe it works if you start screen like https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GNU_Screen#Autostart_with_systemd and prepend `/usr/bin/firejail --profile=screen --name=autoscreen`. Then you can `screen -x autoscreen` or `firejail --join=autoscreen screen -x autoscreen`.
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