Frequent Question: How Do I Change User Profile in Linux?
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How do I change my profile in Linux?

Visit your home directory, and press CTRL H to show hidden files, find . profile and open it with your text editor and make the changes. Use the terminal and the inbuilt command-line file editor (called nano). Press Y to confirm changes, then press ENTER to save.

How do I login as a different user in Linux?

  1. In Linux, the su command (switch user) is used to run a command as a different user. …
  2. To display a list of commands, enter the following: su –h.
  3. To switch the logged-in user in this terminal window, enter the following: su –l [other_user]
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