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.

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