How do I run a script as a certain user when it is called by another user with sudo?

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If a script that has been written needs to be run as a particular user, the /etc/sudoers file needs to be modified to include default user options.

Edit the /etc/sudoers file by invoking:

#visudo

In this example, SCRIPT1 is the script that will be executed. TESTUSER is the alias of users who have permissi...

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