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su — Switch shell to another user. More information: <https://manned.org/su>.
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How to use the
su command: Switch shell to another user. More information: <https://manned.org/su>.Solution
su — Switch shell to another user. More information: <https://manned.org/su>.Switch to superuser (requires the root password):
suSwitch to a given user (requires the user's password):
su {{username}}Switch to a given user and simulate a full login shell:
su - {{username}}Execute a command as another user:
su - {{username}} {{[-c|--command]}} "{{command}}"Switch to a given user and use a specific shell (e.g., Zsh, fish, Bash):
su {{[-s|--shell]}} /{{path/to/shell}} {{username}}Display help:
su {{[-h|--help]}}Display version:
su {{[-V|--version]}}Code Snippets
Switch to superuser (requires the root password)
suSwitch to a given user (requires the user's password)
su {{username}}Switch to a given user and simulate a full login shell
su - {{username}}Execute a command as another user
su - {{username}} {{[-c|--command]}} "{{command}}"Switch to a given user and use a specific shell (e.g., Zsh, fish, Bash)
su {{[-s|--shell]}} /{{path/to/shell}} {{username}}Context
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