viewsudo - execute a command as another (virtual) user
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Description
viewsudo allows a user to execute a command as the superuser or
another user in View-OS.
Name
viewsudo - execute a command as another (virtual) user
Note
Most part of the text is taken from sudo(1).
VIEW-OS: a process with a view August 8, 2009 VIEW-OS(1)
Options
viewsudo accepts the following command line options:
-ggroup
Normally, viewsudo sets the primary group to root. The -g option causes sudo to run the specified
command with the primary group set to group. To specify a gid instead of a groupname, use #gid.
When running commands as a gid, many shells require that the ’#’ be escaped with a backslash
(’\[u2019]). If no -u option is specified, the command will be run as the invoking user (not root).
In either case, the primary group will be set to group.
-uuser
The -u option causes viewsudo to run the specified command as a user other than root. To specify a
uid instead of a username, use #uid. When running commands as a uid, many shells require that the
’#’ be escaped with a backslash (’\[u2019]).
Return Values
Upon successful execution of a program, the exit status from viewsudo will simply be the exit status of
the program that was executed.
See Also
viewsu(1),sudo(1),linux.defs(5)
Synopsis
viewsudo [-ggroupname|#gid] [-uusername|#uid] command
