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Execute commands as another user
Authored by: escowles on Feb 20, '03 10:42:16AM

You should really use sudo for this. Just type:

sudo -u username command

Not only is it easier, but it's also very customizable -- you can control which users can execute which programs as what users.

-Esme



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