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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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