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1.1     ! root        1: .th SU VIII 10/31/73
        !             2: .sh NAME
        !             3: su  \*-  become privileged user
        !             4: .sh SYNOPSIS
        !             5: .bd su
        !             6: .sh DESCRIPTION
        !             7: .it Su
        !             8: allows one to become the super-user, who has
        !             9: all sorts of marvelous (and correspondingly dangerous) powers.
        !            10: In order for \fIsu\fR to do its magic, the user must
        !            11: supply a password.
        !            12: If the password is correct, \fIsu\fR
        !            13: will execute the Shell with the UID set to
        !            14: that of the super-user.
        !            15: To restore normal UID privileges,
        !            16: type an end-of-file to the super-user Shell.
        !            17: .s3
        !            18: The password demanded is that of the entry ``root''
        !            19: in the system's password file.
        !            20: .s3
        !            21: To remind the super-user of his responsibilities,
        !            22: the Shell substitutes `#' for its usual prompt `%'.
        !            23: .sh "SEE ALSO"
        !            24: sh (I)

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