su

Switch shell to another user.

• Switch to superuser (requires the root password):

su

• Switch to a given user (requires the user's password):

su {username}

• Switch to a given user and simulate a full login shell:

su - {username}

• Execute a command as another user:

su - {username} -c "{command}"

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