---
name: "suxterm"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sux"
version: "1.0.1-6"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/suxterm"
---

# suxterm(1)

wrapper around su which will transfer your X credentials

## NAME

sux - wrapper around su which will transfer your X credentials

## SYNOPSIS

**sux** \[*OPTS*\] \[*-*\] \[username\] \[*ARGS*\]\]\
 **suxterm** \[*OPTS*\] \[*-*\] \[username\] \

## DESCRIPTION

**sux** is a wrapper around the standard su command which will transfer your X credentials to the target user.

Note, **suxterm** forces ARGS to be 'xterm', and will try to launch an xterminal window.

## QUICK CALLING

 'sux user' and 'sux - user' behave just like su but transfer $DISPLAY and the X cookies.

## OPTIONS

- **--untrusted**

  To generate an untrusted cookie, see 'xauth'.

- **--timeout** \<period\>

  To generate a temporary cookie for \<period\> seconds, see 'xauth'.

- **-m**,**-p** **--preserve-environment**

  **In this case sux will override XAUTHORITY to the so that xauth**  **does not try to use the original user's .Xauthority file (which** **it obviously could not do anyway due to access rights).**

- **--no-cookies**

  **Just transfer DISPLAY, not the cookies. You could do this if**  **you have already transfered the cookies in a previous**  **invocation of sux.**

- **--copy-cookies**

  **Copy the cookies using xauth. This is the default method**  **(and only method most of the time).**

- **--use-xauthority**

  **Instead of transferring the cookies, set the XAUTHORITY**  **environment variable to access the original .Xauthority file.**  **There's a couple caveats with this method. First, due to the**  **access right issues it's only usable by root. But even** **then it may not work if the .Xauthority file is accessed via**  **NFS, e.g. if the home directories are on NFS (note that this**  **is quite dangerous already since your cookies will travel**  **unencrypted over the network). Then, if root runs commands** **like xauth add/remove, the .Xauthority's ownership will belong**  **to him. This will leave the original user in trouble as he will**  **no longer be able to access X! So only use this option with**  **great care. Finally, this method does not work if you** **also want to use '--untrusted' or '--timeout'.**

- **--display**

  **specify which display to use (in case of having more than one** **available).**

## AUTHOR

**Originally written by Francois Gouget \<fgouget@free.fr\>** **Manpage written by Millis Miller \<millis@faztek.org\>**

## REPORTING BUGS

**Report bugs to \<millis@faztek.org\>.**

## COPYRIGHT

**Copyright © 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.**\
 **This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO** **warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.**

## SEE ALSO

**su (1), xauth (1)**