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run0 — Elevate privileges interactively. Similar to `sudo`, but it's not a SUID binary, authentication take

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Problem

How to use the run0 command: Elevate privileges interactively. Similar to sudo, but it's not a SUID binary, authentication takes place via polkit, and commands are invoked from a systemd service. See also: sudo, pkexec, doas. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/run0.html>.

Solution

run0 — Elevate privileges interactively. Similar to sudo, but it's not a SUID binary, authentication takes place via polkit, and commands are invoked from a systemd service. See also: sudo, pkexec, doas. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/run0.html>.

Run a command as root:

run0 {{command}}

Run a command as another user and/or group:

run0 {{[-u|--user]}} {{username|uid}} {{[-g|--group]}} {{group_name|gid}} {{command}}

Code Snippets

Run a command as root

run0 {{command}}

Run a command as another user and/or group

run0 {{[-u|--user]}} {{username|uid}} {{[-g|--group]}} {{group_name|gid}} {{command}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/run0

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