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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\" from: @(#)su.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/18/94
.\" $NetBSD: su.1,v 1.44 2005/07/05 20:15:13 kleink Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: su.1,v 1.45 2005/12/15 05:26:36 hubertf Exp $
.\"
.Dd July 5, 2005
.Dd December 15, 2005
.Dt SU 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
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.Op Ar login Op Ar "shell arguments"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
requests the Kerberos password for
allows one user to become another user
.Ar login
without logging out and in as
the new user.
.Pp
When executed by a user, the
.Ar login
user's password is requested.
When using Kerberos, the password for
.Ar login
(or for
.Dq Ar login Ns .root ,
if no login is provided), and switches to
that user and group ID after obtaining a Kerberos ticket granting ticket.
if no login is provided) is requested, and
.Nm
switches to that user and group ID after obtaining a Kerberos ticket
granting ticket.
A shell is then executed, and any additional
.Ar "shell arguments"
after the login name are passed to the shell.