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Controlling KVM Port Connections

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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.

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.

Connect read write

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:

Kill other session

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:

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