In certain incidents, the option helps you to switch users using different credentials, while still working in the same session from the same terminal. This is mainly an administrative function.
Pre-requisites
- You need to have a session open in a terminal.
- You need to have the credentials of the user you want to switch with.
Step-by-step guide
The steps are as follows:
- Click on the Tasks menu (or press shortcut key F5).
- Click on the Switch User option.
- Switch User window opens.
- Enter the credentials of the user you want to switch with.
- Click on the Switch button.
- To return back to the previous user, again click on the Switch User option and click on the Switch Back button.