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runuser(1) |
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runuser − run a shell with substitute user and group IDs, similar to su, but will not run PAM hooks
runuser [OPTION]... [-] [USER [ARG]...]
Change the
effective user id and group id to that of USER. No PAM hooks
are run, and there will be no password prompt. This command
is useful when run as the root user. If run as a
non−root user without privilege to set user ID, the
command will fail.
−, −l, −−login
make the shell a login shell
−g −−group=group
specify the primary group
−G −−supp−group=group
specify a supplemental group
−c, −−command=COMMAND
pass a single COMMAND to the shell with −c
−−session−command=COMMAND
pass a single COMMAND to the shell with −c and do not create a new session
−f, −−fast
pass −f to the shell (for csh or tcsh)
−m, −−preserve−environment
do not reset environment variables
−p |
same as −m |
−s, −−shell=SHELL
run SHELL if /etc/shells allows it
−−help |
display this help and exit |
−−version
output version information and exit
A mere − implies −l. If USER not given, assume root.
Written by David MacKenzie, Dan Walsh.
Report bugs to <bug−coreutils@gnu.org>.
Copyright
© 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO
WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
More detailed
Texinfo documentation could be found by command
info su invocation
as command su is very similar to command
runuser.
The full documentation for runuser is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and runuser programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info runuser
should give you access to the complete manual.
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