NAME

dsbsu —

Qt front end to su(1)

SYNOPSIS

dsbsu [-m message] [-u user] command

dsbsu -a [-c command]

dsbsudo [sudo options] command [args ...]

DESCRIPTION

DSBSu is a Qt front end which allows executing commands as another user using su(1). dsbsudo is a wrapper script for sudo(8) which uses dsbsu to ask for a password if necessary.

OPTIONS

-a: Writes the entered password to stdout, and exits.
-c: Shows the given command string in the password window.
-m: Shows the given message in the password window.
-u: Runs the command as the given user. If -u is not defined, root is assumed.