Setting Linux environment variable for another user (sudo)

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How can we set environment variables for another user on a machine? I want to run some script with sudo -u xyz but I need to set some environment variables before running the script for xyz user which is different from my login.

George Dimitrov · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-31 18:53:03Z

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You can add VAR=VALUE between the sudo -u xyz and the script. Example

sudo -u xyz LANG=C LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib some_script.sh

answered Aug 31, 2011 at 18:53

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Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-27 07:32:42Z

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From the env(1) man page:

NAME
       env - run a program in a modified environment

SYNOPSIS
       env [OPTION]... [-] [NAME=VALUE]... [COMMAND [ARG]...]

DESCRIPTION
       Set each NAME to VALUE in the environment and run COMMAND.

answered May 27, 2011 at 7:32

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Akhil Surapuram Over a year ago

can you elaborate on your answer?

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