How to switch user in Centos

Question

I need command to known the command, which switch between users in command prompt. Im using CentOS 6.5 and Putty. Does anybody know this command? Thanks for help

Solution 1

The command you're looking for is su.

Solution 2

You can use su to change to another user:

su <username>

for more help with the su command, you can read the man page via the man command:

man su

Solution 3

First use man to learn tutorial about su then implement.

man su

then use a below-mentioned command to switch between users.

su [anyusername]

su root
password :
[[email protected] ~]$ 

##now enjoy your commands.