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user37220
Asked: 2013-06-27 04:46:46 +0800 CST

Where is the runuser command on Ubuntu Server?

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When I type in my console "runuser", I am getting "command not found". I though this command was pretty standard, but I cannot find it on my system.

I am on the root user but I do not have the password of the other user.

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3 Answers

  1. On Ubuntu you have su and sudo for this sort of thing:

    su - username

    Changes to user username, as if that user had logged in.

    sudo -u username command

    Run a single command as user username.

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  2. Best Answer

    From your comment on the other answer:

    When I do su - otheruser, I am getting No directory, logging in with HOME=/. Then when I run whoami, I get root.

    This happens because 'otheruser' hasn't got a shell (like bash). It's probably something like /bin/false. If you want a shell as 'otheruser', use this instead:

    sudo -u otheruser /bin/bash
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  3. It is in the util-linux package, so if you want it, install that package.

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