pfexec

Executes commands with RBAC rights in Illumos (alternative to sudo).

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Syntax

$pfexec COMMAND [ARGUMENTS]

Examples

$pfexec pkg update

Examples

$pfexec svcadm restart ssh

Typical use cases

Run

pfexec pkg update

Run

pfexec svcadm restart ssh

Documentation

man pfexec

Note Often used as a privileged execution mechanism in Illumos/SmartOS/OmniOS.

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