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Thread: [SOLVED] Switching users from the CLI?

  1. #11
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    Re: Switching users from the CLI?

    Quote Originally Posted by zekica View Post
    You don't need to restart your computer, you just need to type:
    sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart

    to restart GDM and apply new settings (it will kill your current gnome session).
    I'm curious. Is /etc/init.d/gdm restart the same as the hotkeys CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE? I know that will restart your current X-Session but does that restart/apply changes to gdm?

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    Re: [SOLVED] Switching users from the CLI?

    Thank you zekica, it works!

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    Re: [SOLVED] Switching users from the CLI?

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