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