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dzdo — Execute privileged commands as root or another user via Active Directory roles. Similar to `sudo` bu

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Problem

How to use the dzdo command: Execute privileged commands as root or another user via Active Directory roles. Similar to sudo but integrated with Delinea; supports Ansible become plugin. More information: <https://docs.delinea.com/online-help/server-suite/commandref/centrify-command-reference-2025.pdf#page=102>.

Solution

dzdo — Execute privileged commands as root or another user via Active Directory roles. Similar to sudo but integrated with Delinea; supports Ansible become plugin. More information: <https://docs.delinea.com/online-help/server-suite/commandref/centrify-command-reference-2025.pdf#page=102>.

Run a command with elevated privileges:

dzdo {{command}}

Run a command as another user:

dzdo -u {{user}} {{command}}

Edit a file with elevated privileges using the default editor:

dzdo -e {{path/to/file}}

Launch an interactive login shell with elevated privileges:

dzdo -i

Launch the default shell with elevated privileges:

dzdo -s

List allowed commands for the current user:

dzdo -l

Validate and update authentication timestamp:

dzdo -v

Display version:

dzdo -V

Code Snippets

Run a command with elevated privileges

dzdo {{command}}

Run a command as another user

dzdo -u {{user}} {{command}}

Edit a file with elevated privileges using the default editor

dzdo -e {{path/to/file}}

Launch an interactive login shell with elevated privileges

dzdo -i

Launch the default shell with elevated privileges

dzdo -s

Context

tldr-pages: common/dzdo

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