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NAME
       newrole - run a shell with a new role

SYNOPSIS
       newrole [-r|--role] ROLE [-- [ARGS]...]
       newrole [-t|--type] TYPE [-- [ARGS]...]
       newrole [-r|--role] ROLE [-t|--type] TYPE [-- [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 no type
       is specified, the default type is derived from the specified role.

       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.

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

SEE ALSO
       su (1), runas (1)

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



Security Enhanced Linux		 October 2000			   NEWROLE(1)

UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:

1. which
2. as
3. su