1rootsh(1)                       Gerhard Lausser                      rootsh(1)
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NAME

6       rootsh - a logging wrapper for shells
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SYNOPSIS

9       rootsh [OPTION]... [--] [COMMANDS]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Start a shell with logging of input/output.  Rootsh must be started via
13       sudo if you want to become root.  It does not raise your privileges  on
14       it's  own.   You can run rootsh as a standalone application if you only
15       want to log your own user's session.  If you  call  rootsh  with  addi‐
16       tional commands, these will be passed to the shell.
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18       -i, --initial
19              Make the shell a login shell
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21       -u, --user=USER
22              Run the shell as a non-root user
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24       -f, --logfile=FILE
25              Name of the file you want to write the logs (standalone only)
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27       -d, --logdir=DIR
28              Directory where you want your logfile written (standalone only)
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30       --no-logfile
31              Switch off logging to a file (standalone only)
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33       --no-syslog
34              Switch off logging to syslog (standalone only)
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36       -h, --help
37              Display this help and exit
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39       -V, --version
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42       --     Stop  scanning  for command line options. Everything found after
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45       No parameters mean start a rootshell
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EXAMPLES

48       sudo rootsh
49              Start a logged root shell
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51       sudo rootsh -u oracle
52              Start a logged shell in the context of user oracle.
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54       rootsh -f mysession.log --no-syslog
55              Start a new shell for your user id, write protocol  into  myses‐
56              sion.log,  do not send anything to syslog.  This is identical to
57              "script -f mysession.log"
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59       rootsh -i -u oracle lsnrctl stop
60              Run command "lsnrctl stop" as user oracle. (this will call sh -c
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63       rootsh -i -u oracle -- ls -l
64              Run  command  "ls  -l" as user oracle. (this will call sh -c "ls
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REPORTING BUGS

68       Report bugs to Corey Henderson <corman@cormander.com>
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SEE ALSO

71       The full documentation for rootsh can be  found  at  http://www.source‐
72       forge.net/projects/rootsh
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75       Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
76       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
77       NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR  A  PARTICULAR
78       PURPOSE.
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82rootsh                             July 2004                         rootsh(1)
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