RUNAS

Execute a program under a different user account.

RUNAS /?

RUNAS [{/profile |/noprofile}] [/env] [/netonly] [/smartcard] [/showtrustlevels] [/trustlevel] /user:username program

program (NT2000)

The command to execute.

/? (NTXP)

Displays help.

/env (NT2000)

Use current environment instead of user's.

/netonly (NT4)

Use if the credentials specified are for RAS only.

/noprofile (NTXP)

Specifies that the user's profile is not to be loaded. This allows the application to load more quickly, but it can also cause a malfunction in some applications.

/profile (NT4)

Load the user's profile (registry). Default.

/showtrustlevels (NTXP)

Lists the /trustlevel options.

/smartcard (NTXP)

Indicates whether the credentials are to be supplied from a smartcard.

/trustlevel (NTXP)

Specifies the level of authorization at which the application is to run. Use /showtrustlevels to see the trust levels available.

/user:username (NT4)

Username in form USER@DOMAIN or DOMAIN\USER (USER@DOMAIN is not compatible with /netonly).

AT - Run a command on a remote machine (at a scheduled time).
Equivalent Linux BASH commands:
SU - Switch User.

Enter user's password only when prompted.

    RUNAS /profile /user:mymachine\administrator CMD

    RUNAS /profile /env /user:SCOT_DOMAIN\administrator NOTEPAD

    RUNAS /env /user:user@domain.microsoft.com "NOTEPAD \"my file.txt\""

none.

External

DOS

none

Windows

none

Windows NT

NT4 NT2000 NTXP NT2003