1-please tell me if i am not clear, or i if am otherwise frustrating as i ask questions - i do not want to bite the hand that feeds me! 2-i have perl code to run a remote command like this focus on $remoteCmd:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use Net::SSH::Perl;
use Net::SSH::Expect;

my $remoteCmd = `ssh myserverid.company.com -l myuid -i /home/myuid/.s
+sh/authorized_keys top`;
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As you can see, i try to start "top" - which errs with "TERM environment variable not set." - but even if i were able to start a service using the $remoteCmd = `ssh... cmd, whatever service i start, i need to capture the pid # of the service i just started. i tried your code like this, which did produce a temporary pid:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use IO::Handle;
my $handle = IO::Handle->new;
my $pid = open($handle, 'command & |') or die $!;
print $pid;
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... and that pid prints; so whatever that did, it produced a pid; but i want is to start my own service or process, then capture that pid. then i will check the process table to see if the pid name, and pid # exist. if so, the process is running. if not, i need to restart it. i hope i am clear. basically, i need to ssh to a remote server, start a process, then capture the pid # back to the local perl script that calls the ssh. any ideas? can you help? again, if i am not clear, i will retool my presentation again and strive for even more clarity. thanks!

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