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doas

Executes a command as another user. More information: https://man.openbsd.org/doas.
  • Run a command as root:
    doas {{command}}
  • Run a command as another user:
    doas -u {{user}} {{command}}
  • Launch the default shell as root:
    doas -s
  • Parse a config file and check if the execution of a command as another user is allowed:
    doas -C {{config_file}} {{command}}
  • Make doas request a password even after it was supplied earlier:
    doas -L

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