How Do I Login as User in Ubuntu?
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How do I login as another user in Ubuntu?

Add a new user account

  1. Open the Activities overview and start typing Users.
  2. Click on Users to open the panel.
  3. Press Unlock in the top right corner and type in your password when prompted.
  4. Press the + button, below the list of accounts on the left, to add a new user account.

How do I login as user in Linux?

Here are some common options to use with the su command:

  1. Username – Replace username with the actual username you want to log in with. …
  2. –c or –command [command] – Runs a specific command as the specified user.
  3. – or –l or –login [username] – Runs a login script to change to a specific username.
Alexander Ross

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