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                      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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