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.Dd $Mdocdate$ .Dt DOAS 1 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm doas .Nd execute commands as another user .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm doas .Op Fl u Ar user command .Op Ar args .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm utility executes the given command as another user.

p The options are as follows: l -tag -width tenletters t Fl u Ar user Execute the command as .Ar user . The default is root. .El .Sh EXIT STATUS .Ex -std doas It may fail because of one of the following reasons:

p l -bullet -compact t The config file could not be parsed. t The user attempted an command which is not permitted. t Entered passphrase is incorrect. .El .Sh HISTORY The .Nm command first appeared in .Ox 5.8 . .Sh AUTHORS .An Ted Unangst Aq Mt tedu@openbsd.org