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RUNUSER(1)			 User Commands			    RUNUSER(1)

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.

       -, -l, --login
	      make the shell a login shell

       -c, --commmand=COMMAND
	      pass a single COMMAND to the shell with -c

       -f, --fast
	      pass -f to the shell (for csh or tcsh)

       -g, --group=GROUP
	      specify the primary group

       -G, --supp-group=GROUP
	      specify a supplemental group

       -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 © 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
       NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR	 A  PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       Since this command is trimmed down version of su use you can use the su
       manual.	The full documentation for su is maintained as a Texinfo  man‐
       ual.   If the info and su programs are properly installed at your site,
       the command

	      info coreutils su

       should give you access to the complete manual.

runuser (coreutils) 5.2.1	September 2004			    RUNUSER(1)

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