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Development Tools Console Foundations Users and Permissions Creating Users

Hadi Farhat
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Hadi Farhat
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Posted by Hadi Farhat
Hadi Farhat
Courses Plus Student 7,102 Points

using cd to change to a new user

I tried using cd command to switch to a new user from the home directory and it worked. Is there any difference between cd and su when switching to a new user ?

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Ted Sumner
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Ted Sumner
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Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
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cd will change the directory that your console is in, but will not change the actual user to my knowledge. In my console it says ted@ted-Lenovo-G770 ~ $ when I am in my home directory and ted@ted-Lenovo-G770 / $ when I am in my root. Did the ted@ part change for you or just the stuff between the beginning and the $? Also, what OS are you using?