Running programs as root in terminal

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  • To switch to root, type "su" (without the quotes) and enter the root password when prompted.
  • To run only one program as root use "su -c programname" and enter the root password. If you need to add options to the command, encapsulate that into quotes: 
su -c "programname --option1 --option2"
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