[SLUG] Is there a way to tandem on to a SSH connection?

[Paul Ford]

I am new to Linux and would like to know if I could take over another users ssh 
connection as a root user?
My Linux box is running RedHat 7.2.1



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Re: [SLUG] Is there a way to tandem on to a SSH connection?

[Jan Schmidt]

quote who=Paul Ford
 I am new to Linux and would like to know if I could take over another users 
 ssh connection as a root user?
 My Linux box is running RedHat 7.2.1
 

ttysnoop should allow you to join the users login session.

J.
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Re: [SLUG] Is there a way to tandem on to a SSH connection?

[Jamie Wilkinson]

This one time, at band camp, Paul Ford wrote:
I am new to Linux and would like to know if I could take over another users 
ssh connection as a root user?

You can't take over the ssh session, but you can go tandem on a virtual
terminal using a program called 'screen'.

If your other user starts screen, then ssh, you can join their screen
session and see what they see, and type for them.

screen -x will join an already attached session.

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