Topic: pfexec

• Users, roles and RBAC on Solaris: why root is a role by default and how pfexec replaces sudo

  Oracle Solaris implements privileged administration through RBAC rights profiles assigned to users or roles, and configures root as a role rather than a directly loginable user by default. pfexec, not sudo, is the native command for running a single privileged command under an assigned profile.

  article · en · reviewed · knowledge as of 2026-09-24

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