Multiple logon

[Rick Stevens]

Don wrote:
>>For example, I log on as user "don", but then want to log on as user
> 
> "bob",
> 
>>but not have to log off "don"? When I log off "bob", I'd "return" to
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> "don".
> 
> 
>>(tigger pts4) $ who
>>tdiehl   :0           Nov  7 00:54
>>tdiehl   pts/0        Nov  7 00:55
>>tdiehl   pts/1        Nov  7 00:55
> 
> 	[snip]
> 
>>brian    pts/24       Nov  7 00:56
>>tom      pts/25       Nov  7 00:56
>>
>>Does this answer your question?? IOW switch to another tty and log on as
> 
> whoever you
> 
>>wish. You can also use su to switch to a different user within the same
> 
> tty.
> 
> Well, I guess I worded my question incorrectly. :-)
> I knew it could be done, but I don't know how....
> I don't know what "IOW switch" means, and couldn't find anything in "man" or
> "apropos"...

"IOW" means "in other words" (IRC jargon).  He was saying "in other
words, switch to another tty..."

> Don "Still a Linux newbie" Russell :-)

Rick "Just a Linux old fart" Stevens ;-)
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