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1slog(8)                          User Manuals                          slog(8)
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NAME

6       slog - execute a command as another user
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SYNOPSIS

9       slog [-u user]
10       slog [-u user] [-h] [command and args]
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DESCRIPTION

13       slog  is  a  shortcut  to  running  "sudo [-u $USER]  sslogger [cmd and
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16       ssloger is session keystroke  logging  utility  and  allows   permitted
17       users  to execute commands, or open interactive shells as the superuser
18       or another user. When used in interactive session mode, keystrokes  are
19       recorded  in a special file. Privileged user escalation is set by stan‐
20       dard sudo rules in sudoers file. A tty is required for interactive ses‐
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23       See the manpage for sslogger(8) for details
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OPTIONS

27       slog accepts the following command line options:
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30              Run  command or interactive shell as USER. If not specified, the
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35              Execute "command and args" instead if  interactive  shell.  Pro‐
36              vides ability run sslogger within a script. non-interactive mode
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38       -h     Stay in current working directory, do not cd to USER home dir
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41       -d     Debug -f Flush buffer on every newline
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43       The sreplay command can be used to sreplay recorded sessions
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46              Replays interactive session identified by filename
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RETURN VALUES

50       In interactive mode, always exits 0.
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52       When  run  in  a non-interactive mode, slog returns the value of
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FILES

57       /etc/sslogger.d/sslogger.conf
58              Configuration file - see man sslogger.conf(5) for details
59       /etc/sudoers
60              Sudo Configuration file - see man sslogger(8) for example
61              configurations and man sudoers(5) for sudoer details
62       /var/log/slog
63              Default directory in which sessions are logged
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EXAMPLES

66       Note: the following examples assume suitable sudoers(5) entries.
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68       $ slog
69              - Obtains an interactive shell as root.
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71       $ slog ls -l /root
72              - Runs a command as root, then exists.
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74       $ slog -u user2
75              - Obtains an interactive shell as another user.
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77       $ slog -u user2 -h
78              -  Obtains an interactive shell as user2 whilst remaining
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81       $ sreplay <filename>
82              - Replays an interactive session log (may require user to
83              be added to sloggers group, see (CONFIGURATION FILES)
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BUGS

86       If  you  feel  you have found a bug in sslogger, please submit a
87       bug report at http://sslogger.sourceforge.net
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SUPPORT

90       Limited free support is available via the sslogger-users mailing
91       list, see http://sslogger.sourceforge.net to subscribe or search
92       the archives.
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AUTHOR

95       Edward Brand  <edbrand@brandint.com>
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