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I am currently using a remote log-in application (TeamViewer) on my Centos server. The application runs in the user's graphical session. I deliberately 'switched' users to see how my Teamviewer session would respond. I could no longer log in via Teamviewer. Is there a way to switch the graphical user back to my account from the command line? I want to be able to ssh into a box and resuscitate my Teamviewer session.

kernelK
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If the switchto command is installed, it can be used to switch between virtual terminals. I am guessing the one you want is number 7, in which case the command to use is switchto 7.

I was dissatisfied with some aspect of how the original switchto was implemented and wrote my own implementation, which works the same way except from some corner case where the original didn't do what I wanted it to.

But I would recommend you to reconsider how you manage your systems, since server management through ssh tend to work better than any GUI based tools.

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  • Understood. I am using Teamviewer to get to a box which will in turn have VNC access to another box. The Teamviewer is a potential weak link should the existing user context change. – kernelK Sep 18 '15 at 19:11