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59 lines
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.TH "NEWGRP" "1" "10/10/2005" "" ""
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.\" disable hyphenation
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.nh
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.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only)
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.ad l
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.SH "NAME"
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newgrp \- log in to a new group
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.HP 7
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\fBnewgrp\fR [\-] [\fIgroup\fR]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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.PP
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\fBnewgrp\fR
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is used to change the current group ID during a login session. If the optional
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\fB\-\fR
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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.
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.PP
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\fBnewgrp\fR
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changes the current real group ID to the named group, or to the default group listed in
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\fI/etc/passwd\fR
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if no group name is given.
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\fBnewgrp\fR
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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
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\fI/etc/shadow\fR
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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.
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.PP
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If there is an entry for this group in
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\fI/etc/gshadow\fR, then the list of members and the password of this group will be taken from this file, otherwise, the entry in
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\fI/etc/group\fR
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is considered.
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.SH "FILES"
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.TP
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\fI/etc/passwd\fR
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user account information
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.TP
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\fI/etc/shadow\fR
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secure user account information
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.TP
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\fI/etc/group\fR
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group account information
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.TP
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\fI/etc/gshadow\fR
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shadow group file
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.PP
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\fBid\fR(1),
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\fBlogin\fR(1),
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\fBsu\fR(1),
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\fBgpasswd\fR(1),
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\fBgroup\fR(5),
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\fBgshadow\fR(5).
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.SH "AUTHOR"
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.PP
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Julianne Frances Haugh <jockgrrl@ix.netcom.com>
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