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bash function to run command as another user
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run_as_user.sh
function run_as_user {
local NEW_USER=$1
local CMDS=$2
sudo -u $NEW_USER -i bash -l -c "$CMDS"
}
#Use it like
run_as_user luke "echo $PWD; id"
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