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I'm on a Debian Wheezy, and I'm wondering how I can, after editing /etc/passwd (actually to change a home directory, but nevermind), reload the user session without logging off.

I tried exec bash, exec bash --login, but it doesn't work

Any idea ?

NB : whatever I change on /etc/passwd I would like a command to refresh the user's session

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    what about su - "your Usernam" – Hartmut Nov 26 '13 at 11:26
  • wow, that simple... It works. Please write it on an answer, so I can validate it. I was however expecting a command without having to type a password, but it's ok. – 4wk_ Nov 26 '13 at 13:56
  • Sudoers entry with NOPASSWD? – Magellan Nov 26 '13 at 15:35
  • well, I don't have sudo, just a root account and many classic user with no right ;) – 4wk_ Nov 26 '13 at 16:27
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please use su - "your username"

as a hack, if you like to do this without entering a password you could add the following line to /etc/sudoers

"your username" ALL=("your username") su

and then use the following command sudo su - "your username"

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