NAME
ssu - allow unprivileged user to become root
SYNOPSIS
ssu [-f | -m | -l | -c
command]
DESCRIPTION
The ssu command
allows an unprivileged user to become root on the local machine
without changing his SFS credentials.
ssu invokes the command su to become root. Thus, the
access and password checks needed to become root are identical to
those of the local operating system's su command. ssu
also runs /usr/local/lib/sfs-0.7.2/newaid to alter the group
list so that SFS can recognize the root
shell as belonging to the original user.
OPTIONS
- -f
-
- -m
- These options are passed through to the
su command.
- -l
- This option causes the newly spawned root
shell to behave like a login shell.
- -c command
- Tells ssu to tell su to run
command rather than running a shell.
SEE ALSO
dirsearch(1),
newaid(1),
rex(1),
sfsagent(1),
sfskey(1),
(5),
(5),
(5),
(5),
(5),
(5),
(5),
(8),
(8),
(8),
(8),
(8),
(8)
The full documentation for SFS is
maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and SFS programs are properly installed at your
site, the command info SFS
should give you access to the complete manual.
For updates, documentation, and software distribution, please
see the SFS website at .
BUGS
Note, ssu does not work on
some versions of Linux because of a bug in Linux. To see if this
bug is present, run the command su root -c ps. If this
command stops with a signal, your su command is broken and
you cannot use ssu.
AUTHOR
sfsdev@redlab.lcs.mit.edu