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1.1     ! root        1: .\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
        !             2: .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
        !             3: .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
        !             4: .\"
        !             5: .\"    @(#)su.1        6.2 (Berkeley) 5/5/86
        !             6: .\"
        !             7: .TH SU 1 "May 5, 1986"
        !             8: .UC
        !             9: .SH NAME
        !            10: su \- substitute user id temporarily
        !            11: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !            12: .B su
        !            13: [ \-f ] [ \- ] [ userid ]
        !            14: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            15: .I Su
        !            16: demands the password of the specified
        !            17: .I userid,
        !            18: and if it is given,
        !            19: changes to that 
        !            20: .I userid
        !            21: and invokes the Shell
        !            22: .IR sh (1)
        !            23: or
        !            24: .IR csh (1)
        !            25: without changing the current directory.
        !            26: The user environment
        !            27: is unchanged except for HOME and SHELL,
        !            28: which are taken from the password file
        !            29: for the user being substituted
        !            30: (see
        !            31: .IR environ (7)).
        !            32: The new user ID stays in force until the Shell exits.
        !            33: .PP
        !            34: If no 
        !            35: .I userid
        !            36: is specified, ``root'' is assumed.
        !            37: Only users in the ``wheel'' group (group 0) can
        !            38: .I su
        !            39: to ``root'', even with the root password.
        !            40: To remind the super-user of his responsibilities,
        !            41: the Shell substitutes `#' for its usual prompt.
        !            42: .PP
        !            43: The
        !            44: .B \-f
        !            45: option prevents
        !            46: .IR csh (1)
        !            47: from executing the .cshrc file; thus making
        !            48: .I su
        !            49: start up faster.
        !            50: .PP
        !            51: The
        !            52: .B \-
        !            53: option simulates a full login.
        !            54: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            55: sh(1), csh(1)

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