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Need to modify a file of different username through script.

Hi ! All

I want to write a script where, it will open a new shell with a
username / pwd and modify a file of same username and exit.

example:

1. UserA
2. UserB- FileB

ScriptA -> su UserB -> Modify FileB -> Exit ScriptA

Can somebody give me a direction , on how to approach.

I did do some search in the forum, All were talking about Expect , Sudo .. etc.
Please help.
Thanks in advance. !!!
 
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exit, return, goto - shell built-in functions to enable the execution of the shell to advance beyond its sequence of steps SYNOPSIS
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break(1), csh(1), ksh(1), sh(1), attributes(5) SunOS 5.10 15 Apr 1994 exit(1)