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NEWGRP(1) User Commands NEWGRP(1)
newgrp - log in to a new group
newgrp [-] [group]
The newgrp command 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.
newgrp also tries to add the group to the user groupset. If not root,
the user will be prompted for a password if she does not have a
password (in /etc/shadow if this user has an entry in the shadowed
password file, or in /etc/passwd otherwise) 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.
If there is an entry for this group in /etc/gshadow, then the list of
members and the password of this group will be taken from this file,
otherwise, the entry in /etc/group is considered.
The following configuration variables in /etc/login.defs change the
behavior of this tool:
SYSLOG_SG_ENAB (boolean)
Enable "syslog" logging of sg activity.
/etc/passwd
User account information.
/etc/shadow
Secure user account information.
/etc/group
Group account information.
/etc/gshadow
Secure group account information.
id(1), login(1), su(1), sg(1), gpasswd(1), group(5), gshadow(5).
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shadow-utils 4.4 07/05/2017 NEWGRP(1)
Pages that refer to this page: flock(1), gpasswd(1), groups(1@@shadow-utils), pmdammv(1), sg(1), group(5), gshadow(5), credentials(7)