Log someone out on command line

It happens. Some process runs away with the computer and you can't do anything. Here's how to log you or someone else out from a Mac from the command line.

1. Log into the computer with ssh. Open a terminal, and type ssh username@computername.whatever.edu  . Note that if you are trying to log in to a Brandeis machine you may need to use the VPN to use ssh.

2. On the command line, type sudo launchctl bootout user/$(id -u <username>). Note that this step requires administrator access.

Source: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/126761/way-to-logout-a-user-from-the-command-line-in-os-x-10-9

Notes:

This worked 2023-04-07 on a Mac running Ventura