50.2.13. Changing to a Different Role
You use the
newrole command to run a new shell with the specified type and/or role. Changing roles is typically only meaningful in the strict policy; the targeted policy is generally restricted to a single role. Changing types may be useful for testing, validation, and development purposes.
newrole -r <role_r> -t <type_t> [-- [ARGS]...]
The
ARGS are passed directly to the shell specified in the user's entry in the /etc/passwd file.
Note
The
newrole command is part of the policycoreutils-newrole package, which is required if you install the strict or MLS policy. It is not installed by default in Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
