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1.1     ! root        1: .TH SU 1 "16 November 1979"
        !             2: .UC
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: su \- substitute user id temporarily
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .B su
        !             7: [ userid ]
        !             8: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !             9: .I Su
        !            10: demands the password of the specified
        !            11: .I userid,
        !            12: and if it is given,
        !            13: changes to that 
        !            14: .I userid
        !            15: and invokes the Shell
        !            16: .IR sh (1)
        !            17: without changing the current directory.
        !            18: The user environment
        !            19: is unchanged except for HOME and SHELL,
        !            20: which are taken from the password file
        !            21: for the user being substituted
        !            22: (see
        !            23: .IR environ (7)).
        !            24: The new user ID stays in force until the Shell exits.
        !            25: .PP
        !            26: If no 
        !            27: .I userid
        !            28: is specified, `root' is assumed.
        !            29: To remind the super-user of his responsibilities,
        !            30: the Shell substitutes `#' for its usual prompt.
        !            31: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            32: sh(1)
        !            33: .SH BUGS
        !            34: Local administrative rules cause restrictions to
        !            35: be placed on who can
        !            36: .I su
        !            37: to `root', even with the root password.
        !            38: These rules vary from site to site.

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