newrole

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NAME
       newrole - run a shell with a new role

SYNOPSIS
       newrole  [-r|--role]  ROLE  [-t|--type]  TYPE  [-l|--level]  LEVEL  [--
       [ARGS]...]

DESCRIPTION
       Run a new shell in a new context.  The new context is derived from  the
       old  context  in  which  newrole  is originally executed.  If the -r or
       --role option is specified, then the new context  will  have  the  role
       specified  by  ROLE.  If the -t or --type option is specified, then the
       new context will have the type (domain) specified by TYPE.  If  a  role
       is  specified,  but  no  type is specified, the default type is derived
       from the specified role.  If the -l or  --level  option  is  specified,
       then  the  new  context  will  have  the sensitivity level specified by
       LEVEL.  If LEVEL is a range, the new context will have the  sensitivity
       level and clearance specified by that range.

       Additional  arguments  ARGS may be provided after a -- option, in which
       case they are supplied to the new shell.  In particular, an argument of
       --  -c  will cause the next argument to be treated as a command by most
       command interpreters.

       The new shell will be the shell specified in the user's  entry  in  the
       /etc/passwd file.

       The -V or --version shows the current version of newrole


FILES
       /etc/passwd - user account information
       /etc/shadow - encrypted passwords and age information

SEE ALSO
       su (1), runas (1)

AUTHORS
       Tim Fraser (tfraser AT tislabs.com)
       Anthony Colatrella (amcolat AT epoch.mil)



Security Enhanced Linux          October 2000                       NEWROLE(1)