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Creating a multi user GNU screen session
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Initial configuration of system:

Make the proper permisions for the screen command

sudo chmod u+s $(which screen)
sudo chmod 755 /var/run/screen/
sudo rm -rf /var/run/screen/*

Screen setup

From <user_sharing_screen>

name the screen

upon initialization

screen -S <session_name>

from within an existing screen

C-a :sessionname <session_name>

make the screen multiuser

C-a :multiuser on
C-a :acladd <user_to_share_with>

From <user_to_share_with> on the same system

screen -x <user_sharing_screen>/<session_name>
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