How switch root to another user?

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09-15-2003, 07:14 AM	#1
Xiangbuilder Member Registered: Apr 2003 Location: Shandong province China Distribution: fedora core 1.0 Posts: 206 Rep:	How switch root to another user? I am in shell of kde in redhat 9 as root, how to switch to another user, such as guest in shell without clicking KDE menu and selecting logout? Thank you.

09-15-2003, 07:19 AM	#2
/bin/bash Senior Member Registered: Jul 2003 Location: Indiana Distribution: Mandrake Slackware-current QNX4.25 Posts: 1,802 Rep:	su <user>

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