John Boyer here. Thanks for all the memory refreshing. I've decided to use different consoles for different users via ctrl+alt+Fn, so i can run screen in each user. For one of the additional users screen behaves normally, but for the other it shows /bin/bash . Incidentally, I am using BRLTTY. it works fine. Sometimes the keyboard becomes totally unresponsive, but BRLTTY still responds to keys on the Braille display. I've just been doing a cold reboot. Suggestions appreciated. Thanks, John On Fri, Jul 05, 2019 at 04:57:11PM -0500, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > 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 -- 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