I use su - targetuser -s /bin/bash from a root shell.
For direct command execution use -c:
su - targetuser -s /bin/bash -c "/bin/echo hello world"
Use sudo. This will work even if the user doesn't have a real shell.
Run command as Linux "system" user (shell = /bin/false)
I use su - targetuser -s /bin/bash from a root shell.
For direct command execution use -c:
su - targetuser -s /bin/bash -c "/bin/echo hello world"
Use sudo. This will work even if the user doesn't have a real shell.