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03-14-2011, 12:34 PM	#1
millwright LQ Newbie Registered: Mar 2011 Posts: 8 Rep:	going back to user How do I leave root from the console and go back to being a user?

03-14-2011, 12:38 PM	#2
Nylex LQ Addict Registered: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK Distribution: Slackware Posts: 7,464 Rep:	Try "exit", assuming your shell is Bash.

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