FICHA · AUR

usermode

Allow configured programs to be run with superuser privileges by ordinary users

  • privilege-helper
  • CLI
  • PERMISSIONS
  • PAM
  • Launchable
  • Runs in terminal
official+codex · reviewed · Jun 5, 2026 description in en

Description

Controlled privilege delegation can let ordinary accounts run configured programs as root through usermode helpers. It is for administrators maintaining legacy workflows that rely on userhelper and PAM policy.

Privilege delegation is a security boundary. Misconfiguration can expose root commands, weak prompts, or unsafe environment handling, so test rules from a recovery-capable session.

How to run

userhelper

Commands: userhelper

Permissions

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