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pfexec as sudo replacement

26-Feb-10

To use pfexec similarly to sudo, use “usermod” to give the account the “Primary Administrator” profile: # usermod -P’Primary Administrator’ aleonard “aleonard” will now be able to preface commands with “pfexec” to run them as root, similar to sudo when configured not to prompt for a password. References: Less known Solaris features: pfexec

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