DOAS(1) - General Commands Manual # DOAS(1) - General Commands Manual NAME # doas - execute commands as another user SYNOPSIS # doas [-Lns] [-a style] [-C config] [-u user] command [arg …] DESCRIPTION # The doas utility executes the given command as another user. The command argument is mandatory unless -C, -L, or -s is specified. The user will be required to authenticate by entering their password, unless configured otherwise. ...
LOGIN_PASSWD(8) - System Manager’s Manual # LOGIN_PASSWD(8) - System Manager’s Manual NAME # login_passwd - provide standard password authentication type SYNOPSIS # login_passwd [-s service] [-v wheel=yes|no] [-v lastchance=yes|no] user [class] DESCRIPTION # The login_passwd utility is called by login(1), su(1), ftpd(8), and others to authenticate the user with passwd-style authentication. The user argument is the login name of the user to be authenticated. The service argument specifies which protocol to use with the invoking program. ...
LOGIN(1) - General Commands Manual # LOGIN(1) - General Commands Manual NAME # login - log into the computer SYNOPSIS # login [-fp] [-h hostname] [-L local-addr] [-R remote-addr] [-u username] [user] DESCRIPTION # The login utility logs users (and pseudo-users) into the computer system. If no user is specified, or if a user is specified and authentication of the user fails, login prompts for a user name. Authentication of users is normally done via passwords, though external authentication mechanisms may be used (see login. ...
SU(1) - General Commands Manual # SU(1) - General Commands Manual NAME # su - substitute user identity SYNOPSIS # su [-fKLlm] [-a auth-type] [-c login-class] [-s login-shell] [login [shell-argument …]] DESCRIPTION # The su utility allows a user to run a shell with the user and group ID of another user without having to log out and in as that other user. All of the real, effective, and saved user and group IDs as well as all supplementary group IDs are always set according to the target user. ...