NEWGRP(1) General Commands Manual NEWGRP(1)
NAME
newgrp - log in to a new group
SYNOPSIS
newgrp group
DESCRIPTION
Newgrp changes the group identification of its caller, analogously to login(1). The same person remains logged in, and the current direc-
tory is unchanged, but calculations of access permissions to files are performed with respect to the new group ID.
A password is demanded if the group has a password and the user himself does not.
When most users log in, they are members of the group named `other.' Newgrp is known to the shell, which executes it directly without a
fork.
FILES
/etc/group, /etc/passwd
SEE ALSO
login(1), group(5)
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