su --help
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Usage: su [options] [-] [<user> [<argument>...]] Change the effective user ID and group ID to that of <user>. A mere - implies -l. If <user> is not given, root is assumed. Options: -m, -p, --preserve-environment do not reset environment variables -w, --whitelist-environment <list> don't reset specified variables -g, --group <group> specify the primary group -G, --supp-group <group> specify a supplemental group
-, -l, --login make the shell a login shell
-c, --command <command> pass a single command to the shell with -c
--session-command <command> pass a single command to the shell with -c
and do not create a new session
-f, --fast pass -f to the shell (for csh or tcsh)
-s, --shell <shell> run <shell> if /etc/shells allows it
-P, --pty create a new pseudo-terminal
-h, --help display this help
-V, --version display version
For more details see su(1).
See also[edit]
ksusu: [-s],gosu, suaws,su --helpsudo,visudo,su, passwd, sudo su,Passwordless sudo,/etc/sudoers,/etc/sudoers.d/,/etc/sudoers,sudo --help,$SUDO_USER
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