3 .\"Copyright (c) 2015 Ted Unangst <tedu@openbsd.org>
5 .\"Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
6 .\"purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
7 .\"copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
9 .\"THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
10 .\"WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
11 .\"MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
12 .\"ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
13 .\"WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
14 .\"ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
15 .\"OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
21 .Nd execute commands as another user
30 utility executes the given command as another user.
32 The options are as follows:
33 .Bl -tag -width tenletters
35 Execute the command as
41 It may fail because of one of the following reasons:
45 The config file could not be parsed.
47 The user attempted an command which is not permitted.
49 Entered passphrase is incorrect.
54 command first appeared in
57 .An Ted Unangst Aq Mt tedu@openbsd.org