suexec
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NAME
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suexec - Execute a command as any registered user account

SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
'ssh' -p <port>
  -i SITE_PATH/etc/ssh_host_rsa_key
  '"Gerrit Code Review@localhost"'
  'suexec'
  --as <EMAIL>
  [--from HOST:PORT]
  [--]
  [COMMAND]

DESCRIPTION
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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
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--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
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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
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This command is intended to be used in scripts.

EXAMPLES
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Approve the change with commit c0ff33 as "Verified +1" as user bob@example.com
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  $ 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
=====

GERRIT
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Part of link:index.html[Gerrit Code Review]