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# sesu – CA Privileged Access Manager

New in version 2.8.

- Synopsis
- Parameters
- Status

## Synopsis

- This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user via the sesu utility.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Configuration | Comments
--- | --- | --- | ---
become_exe - | Default: "sesu" | ini entries: [privilege_escalation] become_exe = sesu [sesu_become_plugin] executable = sesu env:ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE env:ANSIBLE_SESU_EXE var: ansible_become_exe var: ansible_sesu_exe | sesu executable
become_flags - | Default: "-H -S -n" | ini entries: [privilege_escalation] become_flags = -H -S -n [sesu_become_plugin] flags = -H -S -n env:ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS env:ANSIBLE_SESU_FLAGS var: ansible_become_flags var: ansible_sesu_flags | Options to pass to sesu
become_pass - |  | ini entries: [sesu_become_plugin] password = VALUE env:ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS env:ANSIBLE_SESU_PASS var: ansible_become_password var: ansible_become_pass var: ansible_sesu_pass | Password to pass to sesu
become_user - |  | ini entries: [privilege_escalation] become_user = VALUE [sesu_become_plugin] user = VALUE env:ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER env:ANSIBLE_SESU_USER var: ansible_become_user var: ansible_sesu_user | User you 'become' to execute the task

## Status

- This become is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This become is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- ansible (@nekonyuu)

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