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Phoenix
Asked: 2019-12-03 00:39:41 +0800 CST

How can switch user when login to ubuntu server

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Question:

How can I switch user automatically when I log in to an Ubuntu18.04 server?

For example: I want to switch from ubuntu user to new_user user:

# from
ubuntu@myserver:~$

# to
new_user@myserver:~/some_dir$

Thanks.

directory users 18.04

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    To truly switch user ID use:

    $ sudo -s -u new_user

    or

    $ su --login new_user

    If you only need to switch your current directory:

    $ cd ~new_user

    To do this automatically at login add the commands to ~ubuntu/.bashrc

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