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    Root user query

    Is it possible to view are change another user activity etc. i.e someone has gone home and is still log on, In Root can you log them out, etc. without knowing their password? Thank you in advance
    Last edited by awatkins1971; April 15th, 2013 at 10:51 PM.

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    Re: Root user query

    sudo pkill -KILL -u username

    Very brute force stuff as this will kill all the users processes but itl log them out alright
    Why so seriousss

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    Re: Root user query

    Do we need a password to log someone out?
    It is a machine. It is more stupid than we are. It will not stop us from doing stupid things.
    Ubuntu user #33,200. Linux user #530,530


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    Re: Root user query

    thanks as I'm new to Linux, just wondering, how things are done.

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    Re: Root user query

    yes thats where the sudo comes in,
    you see annyone in the sudo file is like a super user.
    Sso when you type a command with sudo in front of it its like run as an administrator in windows
    Why so seriousss

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