Using root / remote shell

[Lior Mishkovsky]

Hi,

I need the syntax to rsh with private user while using root.
Meaning : I'm using root now and I want to SU to user "builder" (for example) which have a .rhosts proxy and do a remote shell to another machine : Can anyone give me the syntax of doing it.
(Please no answers of expect - I need to keep it simple ...).

[Jarle Bjorgeengen]

Maybe you can use sudo.

man sudo

Rgds Jarle

[Jerome Henry]

Sudo is a good idea :
sudo -u builder rsh hostname.
Good luck.
J

[Stuart Browne]

Or you could just 'su' as you're root:

su - builder -c rsh