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runuser

Run commands as a specific user and group without asking for password (needs root privileges).

More information.

Run command as a different user:

runuser {user} -c '{command}'

Run command as a different user and group:

runuser {user} -g {group} -c '{command}'

Start a login shell as a specific user:

runuser {user} -l

Specify a shell for running instead of the default shell (also works for login):

runuser {user} -s {/bin/sh}

Preserve the entire environment of root (only if `--login` is not specified):

runuser {user} --preserve-environment -c '{command}'

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