How to kick off a user on a Linux box?
I want to kick off a user such as “bob” on a Linux box which I managed remotely. How to do this?
bob may log on the Linux box by various ways:
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Log on the screen on the Linux box (locally) with a X server.
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Log on remotely by a ssh shell.
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Log on by
ssh -Xwith X windows. -
Started a vnc session and log on it.
I am managing the Linux box remotely via a ssh session (I have root password).
Just do this:
# killall -u bob
It will kill all processes that user bob owns.
Check the manual of killall for more information: killall manual.