---
name: "viewsudo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "umview"
version: "0.8.2-3"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/viewsudo"
---

# viewsudo(1)

execute a command as another (virtual) user

## NAME

viewsudo - execute a command as another (virtual) user

## SYNOPSIS

**viewsudo** \[**-g** *groupname*\|*#gid*\] \[**-u** *username*\|*#uid*\] *command*

## DESCRIPTION

**viewsudo** allows a user to execute a command as the superuser or\
        another user in View-OS.

## OPTIONS

**viewsudo** accepts the following command line options:

- **-g** *group*

  Normally, **viewsudo** sets the primary group to root. The **-g** option causes sudo to run the specified command with the primary group set to *group*.  To specify a gid instead of a *group name*, use *#gid*.  When running commands as a gid, many shells require that the ’#’ be escaped with a backslash (’’).  If no **-u** option is specified, the command will be run as the invoking user (not root).  In either case, the primary group will be set to *group*.

- **-u** *user*

  The **-u** option causes **viewsudo** to run the specified command as a user other than root.  To specify a *uid* instead of a *user name*, use *#uid*.  When running commands as a uid, many shells require that the ’#’ be escaped with a backslash (’’).

## RETURN VALUES

Upon successful execution of a program, the exit status from **viewsudo** will simply be the exit status of the program that was executed.

## SEE ALSO

**[viewsu(1)](/viewsu/1.md),** **sudo(1),** **linux.defs(5)**

## AUTHORS

View-OS is a project of the Computer Science Department, University of Bologna. Project Leader: Renzo Davoli.\
 \<http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/view-os\>

Howto's and further information can be found on the project wiki \<wiki.virtualsquare.org\>.

## NOTE

Most part of the text is taken from sudo(1).