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Linux Basics: How to Switch Between Users in Linux

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Jan 10, 2022

Linux is a multi-user operating system. Whether it’s using the superuser account to execute administrative tasks or modifying the current user’s access to a certain directory, you’ll have to move between users at some point. In this article, you will learn about all the different ways to switch between users in the Linux system.

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