Logging on as a new user

Article:HOWTO46935

Created: 2011-03-24

Updated: 2011-03-25

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Windows Server 2008
Web Edition (x64) SP2, Web Edition (x64), Standard (x86-32bit) SP2, Standard (x86-32bit), Standard (x64-64bit) SP2, Standard (x64-64bit), Server Core SP2, Server Core, Itanium SP2, Itanium, Enterprise (x86-32bit) SP2, Enterprise (x86-32bit), Enterprise (x64-64bit) SP2, Enterprise (x64-64bit), DataCenter (x86-32bit) SP2, DataCenter (x86-32bit), DataCenter (x64-64bit) SP2, DataCenter (x64-64bit)

Windows Server 2003 R2
Standard Edition (x86), Standard Edition (x64), Enterprise Edition (x86), Enterprise Edition (x64), Datacenter Edition (x64)

Windows Server 2003
Standard Server(x64), Standard Server SP2 (x64), Standard Server SP2, Standard Server SP1 (x64), Standard Server SP1, Standard Server, Enterprise SP2(x64), Enterprise SP2, Enterprise SP1(x64), Enterprise SP1(IA64), Enterprise ServerSP1, Enterprise Server, Enterprise (x64), Enterprise (IA64), Datacenter SP2(x64), DataCenter SP2, DataCenter SP1(x64), DataCenter SP1(IA64), DataCenter SP1, DataCenter (x64), DataCenter (IA64), DataCenter

Windows Server 2008 R2
WebServer (x64-64bit), Standard (x64-64bit), Server Core, Itanium, Enterprise (x64-64bit), DataCenter (x64-64bit)

Linux
SLES9 (zSeries), SLES 9 (IA64), SLES 11 (zSeries), SLES 11, SLES 10 SP1, SLES 10 (zSeries), SLES 10 (x86_64), SLES 10 (pSeries), RHEL 5.0 (zSeries), RHEL 5.0 (pSeries), RHEL 5 (x86_64), RHEL 5, RHEL 4.0 (zSeries), RHEL 4.0 (x86_64), RHEL 4.0 (pSeries), RHEL 4.0 (IA64), Debian GNU Linux 5.0, Debian GNU Linux 4.0, Canonical Ubuntu 9.04

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You can use the following procedure to log on as a new user.

To log on as a new user

Expand File > Login as New User (Windows). This option is only available on systems that are configured for access control. It is useful to employ the concept of operating with least privileges and an individual needs to switch to using an account with greater privilege.

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