debian man page for roles

roles(1)							   User Commands							  roles(1)

NAME
       roles - print roles granted to a user

SYNOPSIS
       roles [ user ...]

DESCRIPTION
       The  command  roles  prints  on	standard  output  the roles that you or the optionally-specified user have been granted. Roles are special
       accounts that correspond to a functional responsibility rather than to an actual person (referred to as a normal user).

       Each user may have zero or more roles. Roles have most of the attributes of normal users and are identified like normal users in  passwd(4)
       and  shadow(4). Each role must have an entry in the user_attr(4) file that identifies it as a role. Roles can have their own authorizations
       and profiles. See auths(1) and profiles(1).

       Roles are not allowed to log into a system as a primary user. Instead, a user must log in as him-- or herself  and  assume  the	role.  The
       actions of a role are attributable to the normal user. When auditing is enabled, the audited events of the role contain the audit ID of the
       original user who assumed the role.

       A role may not assume itself or any other role. Roles are not hierarchical. However, rights profiles (see  prof_attr(4))  are  hierarchical
       and can be used to achieve the same effect as hierarchical roles.

       Roles must have valid passwords and one of the shells that interprets profiles: either pfcsh, pfksh, or pfsh. See pfexec(1).

       Role assumption may be performed using su(1M), rlogin(1), or some other service that supports the PAM_RUSER variable. Successful assumption
       requires knowledge of the role's password and membership in the role. Role assignments are specified in user_attr(4).

EXAMPLES
       Example 1: Sample output

       The output of the roles command has the following form:

       example% roles tester01 tester02
       tester01 : admin
       tester02 : secadmin, root
       example%

EXIT STATUS
       The following exit values are returned:

       0	Successful completion.

       1	An error occurred.

FILES
       /etc/user_attr

       /etc/security/auth_attr

       /etc/security/prof_attr

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO
       auths(1), pfexec(1), profiles(1), rlogin(1), su(1M), getauusernam(3BSM), auth_attr(4), passwd(4),  prof_attr(4),  shadow(4),  user_attr(4),
       attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    14 Feb 2001 							  roles(1)