[kanchilug] 1D1C - runuser

  • From: Dhanasekar <tkdhanasekar@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ilugc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, kanchilug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2023 06:00:00 +0530

runuser - run a command with substitute user and group ID
runuser cannot be used by non-root users

Syntax:
$ runuser - username -c [commands...]

# runuser - user1 -c 'mkdir -p ~/sample.txt'
# runuser - user1 -c 'ls -l'
# runuser - user1 -c 'df -Th'

To run multiple commands
# runuser -user1 -c 'mkdir -p ~/sample.txt; ls -l; df -Th '



regards,
T.Dhanasekar

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