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= suexec
== NAME
suexec - Execute a command as any registered user account
== SYNOPSIS
--
'ssh' -p <port>
-i SITE_PATH/etc/ssh_host_rsa_key
'"Gerrit Code Review@localhost"'
'suexec'
--as <EMAIL>
[--from HOST:PORT]
[--]
[COMMAND]
--
== DESCRIPTION
The suexec command permits executing any other command as any other
registered user account.
suexec can only be invoked by the magic user `Gerrit Code Review`,
or any user granted granted the link:access-control.html#capability_runAs[Run As]
capability. The run as capability is permitted to be used only if
link:config-gerrit.html[auth.enableRunAs] is true.
== OPTIONS
--as::
Email address of the user you want to impersonate.
--from::
Hostname and port of the machine you want to impersonate
the command coming from.
COMMAND::
Gerrit command you want to run.
== ACCESS
Caller must be the magic user Gerrit Code Review using the SSH
daemon's host key, or a key on this daemon's peer host key ring,
or a user granted the Run As capability.
== SCRIPTING
This command is intended to be used in scripts.
== EXAMPLES
Approve the change with commit c0ff33 as "Verified +1" as user bob@example.com
=====
$ sudo -u gerrit ssh -p 29418 \
-i site_path/etc/ssh_host_rsa_key \
"Gerrit Code Review@localhost" \
suexec \
--as bob@example.com \
-- \
gerrit approve --verified +1 c0ff33
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