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NEWGRP
!!!NEWGRP
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
CAVEATS
FILES
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
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!!NAME


newgrp - Change group ID
sg - Execute command as different group ID
!!SYNOPSIS


__newgrp__ [[__-__] [[''group'']__
sg__ [[__-__] [[''group'' [[[[__-c__]
''command'']]
!!DESCRIPTION


__newgrp__ is used to change the current group ID during
a login session. If the optional __-__ flag is given, the
user's environment will be reinitialized as though the user
had logged in, otherwise the current environment, including
current working directory, remains unchanged.


__newgrp__ changes the current real group ID to the named
group, or to the default group listed in ''/etc/passwd''
if no group name is given. The user will be prompted for a
password if they do not have a password and the group does,
or if the user is not listed as a member and the group has a
password. The user will be denied access if the group
password is empty and the user is not listed as a
member.


The __sg__ command works similiar to __newgrp__ but
does not replace the user's shell, so upon exit from a
__sg__ command, you are returned to your previous group
ID. __sg__ also accepts a command. The command will be
executed with the Bourne shell and must be enclosed in
quotes.
!!CAVEATS


This version of __newgrp__ has many compilation options,
only some of which may be in use at any particular
site.
!!FILES


/etc/passwd - user account information
/etc/group - group information
!!SEE ALSO


login(1), id(1), su(1)
!!AUTHOR


Julianne Frances Haugh (jfh@austin.ibm.com)
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