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SSH - switch local terminals (to ttyv0)

I have a FreeBSD-Box (6.1, without X) which I'm accessing both locally and remotely through SSH.

Locally, I executed portmanager on the first console. My problem is that portmanager takes a really long time to finish and often interrupts because it needs user input. Locally, I just switch between the consoles using Alt+Fx and thus am able to check on console ttyv0 if some input is needed. But I don't see any way how I can do the same thing remotely through SSH. But then again, I'm quite new to SSH, maybe there's an easy way?

Thanks for any help in advance!
Troja

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gheist

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troja

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I already found this program on the net, still I coulnd't yet figure out how it helps me. Can you provide step by step instructions how to get ttyv0 on the screen?

Screen is installed and working so you can skip this part, just need the instructions from within screen.

Thanks.

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troja

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Yes, that's what I'm trying.

I figured screen will not help me to access any physical tty but if I start a process from screen, I can access it later through another virtual terminal like SSH or X. That's not exactly what I needed now but it will do the trick in the future.

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troja

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Thanks all for your input. As I said, I'm using screen now to do what I was looking for. The way I see it it's the only way to start a process on one console and to follow it on another one. And it's working fine for me.

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