# Pkexec Allows an _authorized_ user to execute a command as another user. If a username is not specified, the command will be executed as `root`. ## Table of contents 1. [TL;DR](#tldr) 1. [Further readings](#further-readings) ## TL;DR ```sh pkexec systemctl hibernate ``` ## Further readings - [Man page] [man page]: https://linux.die.net/man/1/pkexec