[sudo-users] Sudo -u doubt

Todd C. Miller Todd.Miller at courtesan.com
Wed Jul 16 14:36:59 EDT 2008


In message <e8401e700807161130i12547a63n45b07aa09825d00e at mail.gmail.com>
	so spake "Valdemir Santos" (valdemirs):

> Can you tell me why sudo doesn´t permit run like anothe user ?
> 
> 
> [john at solaris002] > sudo -u ford
> usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -L | -l | -V | -v
> usage: sudo [-bEHPS] [-p prompt] [-u username|#uid] [VAR=value]
>             {-i | -s | <command>}
> usage: sudo -e [-S] [-p prompt] [-u username|#uid] file ...

You need to specify a commant to run.  E.g.

> sudo -u ford ls ~ford

 - todd



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