Extra information in run-as-user GUI
April 07, 2026 —
BarryK
EasyOS has a script named 'run-as-user', that will run an executable as any user. Blog posts about this:
- Tweak for run-as-user — February 14, 2026
- Enhanced script to run app as any user — February 08, 2026
- Script to run an app as any user — February 08, 2026
Right-click on an executable in ROX-Filer, and 'run-as-user' is presented as a choice to run the executable. For example, the executable /usr/bin/sakura:

However, the human user might want to automate this, and might not be aware of the blog posts that explain how 'run-as-user' works. So, have added some extra information in the GUI window:

Just a little usability tweak.
Tags: easy