.TH RDO 1 "August 2025" "rdo 1.4.3" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
rdo \- execute commands as the superuser
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B rdo
[\fB-\fP]
\fIcommand\fP [\fIargs ...\fP]
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.B rdo
utility allows a user to run a command as the superuser.
.B rdo
authenticates the user by asking for their password.
Once authenticated,
.B rdo
can optionally cache the successful authentication for a configurable duration.
.PP
The security policy is configured in the
.I /etc/rdo.conf
file. This file determines which users are permitted to use
.BR rdo .
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-
Read the password from standard input instead of the terminal.
.SH EXIT STATUS
The
.B rdo
utility exits with one of the following values:
.TP
\fB0\fP
The usage message was printed and
.B rdo
exited.
.TP
\fB1\fP
An error occurred.
.PP
Otherwise, the exit status is that of the command executed.
.SH FILES
.TP
.I /etc/rdo.conf
The
.B rdo
configuration file.
.SH EXAMPLES
Run the
.I id
command as the superuser:
.IP
.EX
$ rdo id -u
.EE
.PP
Run a shell as the superuser:
.IP
.EX
$ rdo /bin/sh
.EE
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR doas (1),
.BR sudo (8),
.BR rdo.conf (5)
.SH AUTHOR
The
.B rdo
project was created by sw1tchbl4d3 and was heavily modified by coast and soccera.