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| ## Name
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| su - switch to another user
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| ## Synopsis
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| ```sh
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| $ su [-] [user]
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| $ su [-] [user] [-c command]
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| ```
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| ## Description
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| `su`: Switch to another user.
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| When called with no user-specified, `su` defaults to switch to the *root* user. Need to enter the password if the user switch to has one.
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| ## Options
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| * `-`, `-l`, `--login`: Start the shell as it was a real login
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| * `-c`, `--command`: Execute a command using `/bin/sh` instead of starting an interactive shell
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| ## Arguments
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| * `user`: User to switch to (defaults to the user with UID 0)
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| ## Examples
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| Switch to root user
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| ```sh
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| $ su
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| ```
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| Switch to another user
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| ```sh
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| $ su nona
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| ```
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| ## See also
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| * [`pls`(8)](help://man/8/pls)
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