Su

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SU

  • switch user
  • eg when logged in as betty, "su billy" will let you log in as billy
  • "su root" is the same as "su -" isa "su"

SUDO

  • superuser do
  • sudo su isa sudo -, isa sudo
  • use sudosh to log all commands typed into new shells
  • GKSu and GKsudo are graphical frontends to su and sudo (there are more)