doas

Executes a command as another user.

More information.

• 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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