Tim here. Depending on the way you're switching, there are at least three different ways that occur to me: 1) use control+alt+F1 through F6 or so. These switch between the virtual consoles. The actual number of them are assigned in your /etc/inittab where you'll see lines like 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1 2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2 3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3 4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4 5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5 6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6 that instruct /sbin/getty to listen on the various virtual consoles. 2) use su(1) to switch to the given user john@linux$ su - otheruser password: ******** otheruser@linux$ whoami otheruser 3) use a terminal multiplexer like tmux or GNU screen in conjunction with #2 to use your one terminal, but then switch between various virtual terminals. I used to use method #1 but once I learned about and became adept at using GNU screen and later tmux, I use method #3. This also works particularly well with terminal screen-readers like yasr. I can start yasr, then start tmux within it, and then have it read the virtual terminals regardless of who I log in as. If I use method #1, with yasr inside it, only that virtual terminal gets read. #3 also has the advantage that if you SSH into your machine from some other box, you can connect to your already-running session and pick up right as if you were sitting there. So I think that, while you're asking for #1 (control+alt+Fn), you might come to appreciate #3 more like I have. (grins) -tim On July 5, 2019, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > I am using Debian Buster, CLI only. I have three users on the > machine, besides the superuser. I can't remember the keystroke to > switch from one user to another. ssh isn't really satisfactory, > since it doesn't set up an independent user. Where can I find > information like this? > > Thanks, > John > > -- > John J. Boyer > Email: john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > website: http://www.abilitiessoft.org > Status: Company dissolved but website and email addresses live. > Location: Madison, Wisconsin, USA > Mission: developing assistive technology software and providing > STEM services that are available at no cost > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list