---
name: "lsh-execuv"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "lsh-server"
version: "2.1-13+b1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lsh-execuv"
---

# lsh-execuv(8)

program to securely execute a program as another user

## NAME

lsh-execuv - program to securely execute a program as another user

## SYNOPSIS

**lsh-execuv** \[*options*\] *program* \[*--*\] *real-argv*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **lsh-execuv** command. This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**lsh-execuv** is a utility program for the lsh server that securely executes a program as a different user. another user.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

- **-u *uid***

  setuid to numeric *uid* before running *program*. Usernames are not supported, only numeric uids.

- **-g *gid***

  setgid to numeric *gid* before running *program*. Group names are not supported, only numeric gids.

- **-n *user-name***

  User name, needed for initgroups

- **-i**

  Call initgroups, requires that -n *user-name* be specified.

- **-c**

  Clear the list of supplimentary groups.

- **-p**

  Use $PATH variable to search for program.

- **-?**

  Show summary of options.

## SEE ALSO

[**lsh**(1)](/lsh/1.md), [**lshd**(8)](/lshd/8.md). The programs are documented fully by *Lsh*, available via the Info system.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Timshel Knoll \<timshel@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).