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- add the -m option to the example commands because they would fail w/o it

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as the ``man'' user does not have a valid shell by default.

PR:		docs/121713
Approved by:	trhodes
MFC after:	3 days
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Daniel Gerzo 2008-07-01 20:56:23 +00:00
parent 6f8f0226ed
commit 9ea29562d9
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00 
svn path=/head/; revision=180155
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@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
.\" @(#)su.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/18/94 .\" @(#)su.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/18/94
.\" $FreeBSD$ .\" $FreeBSD$
.\" .\"
.Dd September 13, 2006 .Dd July 1, 2008
.Dt SU 1 .Dt SU 1
.Os .Os
.Sh NAME .Sh NAME
@ -196,13 +196,18 @@ PAM configuration for
.El .El
.Sh EXAMPLES .Sh EXAMPLES
.Bl -tag -width 5n -compact .Bl -tag -width 5n -compact
.It Li "su man -c catman" .It Li "su -m man -c catman"
Runs the command Runs the command
.Li catman .Li catman
as user as user
.Li man . .Li man .
You will be asked for man's password unless your real UID is 0. You will be asked for man's password unless your real UID is 0.
.It Li "su man -c 'catman /usr/share/man /usr/local/man'" Note that the
.Fl m
option is required since user
.Dq man
does not have a valid shell by default.
.It Li "su -m man -c 'catman /usr/share/man /usr/local/man'"
Same as above, but the target command consists of more than a Same as above, but the target command consists of more than a
single word and hence is quoted for use with the single word and hence is quoted for use with the
.Fl c .Fl c
@ -210,7 +215,7 @@ option being passed to the shell.
(Most shells expect the argument to (Most shells expect the argument to
.Fl c .Fl c
to be a single word). to be a single word).
.It Li "su -c staff man -c 'catman /usr/share/man /usr/local/man'" .It Li "su -m -c staff man -c 'catman /usr/share/man /usr/local/man'"
Same as above, but the target command is run with the resource limits of Same as above, but the target command is run with the resource limits of
the login class the login class
.Dq staff . .Dq staff .