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Howto restrict su command to superuser only in Linux

Posted by Admin on 15th August 2007

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su is run a shell with substitute user and group IDs. su is used to become another user during a login session. Invoked without a username, su defaults to becoming the super user. The optional argument – may be used to provide an environment similar to what the user would expect had the user logged in directly.

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