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# runuser - Unix, Linux Command

# NAME

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

# SYNOPSIS

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

# DESCRIPTION

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.

Tag | Description
--- | ---
-, -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.

# AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie, Dan Walsh.

# REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

# COPYRIGHT

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.

# SEE ALSO

More detailed Texinfo documentation could be found by command

Tag | Description
--- | ---
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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