1RUNUSER(1)                       User Commands                      RUNUSER(1)
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NAME

6       runuser  -  run  a shell with substitute user and group IDs, similar to
7       su, but will not run PAM hooks
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SYNOPSIS

10       runuser [OPTION]... [-] [USER [ARG]...]
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DESCRIPTION

13       Change the effective user id and group id to  that  of  USER.   No  PAM
14       hooks  are  run, and there will be no password prompt.  This command is
15       useful when run as the root user.  If run as a  non-root  user  without
16       privilege to set user ID, the command will fail.
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18       -, -l, --login
19              make the shell a login shell, uses runuser-l PAM file instead of
20              default one.
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22       -c, --commmand=COMMAND
23              pass a single COMMAND to the shell with -c
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25       -f, --fast
26              pass -f to the shell (for csh or tcsh)
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28       -g, --group=GROUP
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31       -G, --supp-group=GROUP
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34       -m, --preserve-environment
35              do not reset environment variables
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37       -p     same as -m
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39       -s, --shell=SHELL
40              run SHELL if /etc/shells allows it
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42       --help display this help and exit
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44       --version
45              output version information and exit
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47       A mere - implies -l.   If USER not given, assume root.
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AUTHOR

50       Written by David MacKenzie, Dan Walsh.
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REPORTING BUGS

53       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
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56       Copyright © 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
57       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
58       NO  warranty;  not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
59       PURPOSE.
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SEE ALSO

62       Since this command is trimmed down version of su use you can use the su
63       manual.   The full documentation for su is maintained as a Texinfo man‐
64       ual.  If the info and su programs are properly installed at your  site,
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69       should give you access to the complete manual.
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73runuser (coreutils) 5.2.1       September 2004                      RUNUSER(1)
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