Controlling KVM Port Connections

If the connecting user has either read-write, or full access permissions for the KVM port, additional menu options appear, as shown in the following figure.

The two menu options are described in the following table.

Connect read write

Kill other session

Connects the new user in read-write mode and sends this notice to the current user.

If the previous user is in read-write mode, that user’s mode is changed to read-only and the user sees the following notice:

Kills the existing session and connects the new user in read-write mode. Sends the following notice to the current user and disconnects that user:

When the current user is in read only mode, the connecting user is always granted the highest level of access for which the connecting user is authorized.

If two users are connected to a KVM port, either user may choose at any time to change the access mode or disconnect from the session by issuing a hot key or Esc.

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