Some keyboard questions: Re: Need a memory refresh

[Linux for blind general discussion]

John Boyer here.

Thanks for all the memory refreshing. I've decided to use different consoles for different users via ctrl+alt+Fn, so i can run screen in each user. For one of the 
additional users screen behaves normally, but for the other it shows /bin/bash . Incidentally, I am using BRLTTY. it works fine. 

Sometimes the keyboard becomes totally unresponsive, but BRLTTY still responds to keys on the Braille display. I've just been doing a cold reboot. Suggestions 
appreciated.

Thanks,
John

On Fri, Jul 05, 2019 at 04:57:11PM -0500, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> Tim here.
> 
> Depending on the way you're switching, there are at least three
> different ways that occur to me:
> 
> 1) use control+alt+F1 through F6 or so. These switch between the
> virtual consoles.   The actual number of them are assigned in
> your /etc/inittab where you'll see lines like
> 
>   1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
>   2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
>   3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
>   4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
>   5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
>   6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6
> 
> that instruct /sbin/getty to listen on the various virtual consoles.
> 
> 2) use su(1) to switch to the given user 
> 
>   john at linux$ su - otheruser
>   password: ********
>   otheruser at linux$ whoami
>   otheruser
> 
> 3) use a terminal multiplexer like tmux or GNU screen in conjunction
> with #2 to use your one terminal, but then switch between various
> virtual terminals.
> 
> I used to use method #1 but once I learned about and became adept at
> using GNU screen and later tmux, I use method #3.  This also works
> particularly well with terminal screen-readers like yasr.  I can
> start yasr, then start tmux within it, and then have it read the
> virtual terminals regardless of who I log in as.  If I use method #1,
> with yasr inside it, only that virtual terminal gets read.
> 
> #3 also has the advantage that if you SSH into your machine from some
> other box, you can connect to your already-running session and pick
> up right as if you were sitting there.
> 
> So I think that, while you're asking for #1 (control+alt+Fn), you
> might come to appreciate #3 more like I have. (grins)
> 
> -tim
> 
> On July  5, 2019, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> > I am using Debian Buster, CLI  only. I have three users on the
> > machine, besides the superuser. I can't remember the keystroke to
> > switch from one user to another. ssh isn't really satisfactory,
> > since it doesn't set up an independent user. Where can I find
> > information like this?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > John
> > 
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website: http://www.abilitiessoft.org
Status: Company dissolved but website and email addresses  live.
Location: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Mission: developing assistive technology software and providing STEM services 
        that are available at no cost