# Run command as another user

```
USER=centos
runuser -l $USER -c 'whoami'
```

**Resource:** [https://devops.stackexchange.com/questions/10402/running-a-command-as-a-specific-user-on-an-ec2-using-ssm](https://devops.stackexchange.com/questions/10402/running-a-command-as-a-specific-user-on-an-ec2-using-ssm)