How to change user while logged as root

3 Jun 2001

      Is there a way when logged in as root,

to run another program as a different user ?

I know I know Im not supposed to be running as root, but I had a right
nightmare copying my settings across yesterday, and I think I'll tackle
it again next week.

would like to be running some irc progs, and of course the servers dont
like it when you're root.

dids