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User Commands                                           newgrp(1)



NAME
     newgrp - log in to a new group

SYNOPSIS
  Command
     /usr/bin/newgrp [-| -l] [group]


  sh Built-in
     newgrp [argument]


  ksh Built-in
     *newgrp [argument]


  ksh93 Built-in
     +newgrp [argument]


DESCRIPTION
  Command
     The newgrp command logs a user into a new group by  changing
     a  user's  real  and  effective  group  ID. The user remains
     logged in and the current directory is unchanged. The execu-
     tion  of newgrp always replaces the current shell with a new
     shell, even if the command terminates with an error (unknown
     group).


     Any variable that is not exported is reset to  null  or  its
     default  value. Exported variables retain their values. Sys-
     tem variables (such as PS1, PS2, PATH, MAIL, and HOME),  are
     reset  to  default  values unless they have been exported by
     the system or the user. For example, when a user has a  pri-
     mary  prompt string (PS1) other than $ (default) and has not
     exported PS1, the user's PS1 is set to  the  default  prompt
     string $, even if newgrp terminates with an error. Note that
     the shell command export  (see  sh(1)  and  set(1))  is  the
     method  to  export  variables  so  that  they  retain  their
     assigned value when invoking new shells.


     With no operands and  options,  newgrp  changes  the  user's
     group  IDs  (real and effective) back to the group specified
     in the user's password file entry. This is a way to exit the
     effect of an earlier newgrp command.


     A password is demanded if the group has a password  and  the
     user  is  not listed in /etc/group as being a member of that
     group. The only way to create a password for a group  is  to



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     use   passwd(1),  then  cut  and  paste  the  password  from
     /etc/shadow to /etc/group. Group  passwords  are  antiquated
     and not often used.

  sh Built-in
     Equivalent to exec newgrp argument where argument represents
     the options and/or operand of the newgrp command.

  ksh Built-in
     Equivalent to exec  to/bin/newgrp  argument  where  argument
     represents the options and/or operand of the newgrp command.


     On this man page, ksh(1) commands that are preceded  by  one
     or  two * (asterisks) are treated specially in the following
     ways:

         1.   Variable assignment  lists  preceding  the  command
              remain in effect when the command completes.

         2.   I/O  redirections  are  processed  after   variable
              assignments.

         3.   Errors cause a script that contains them to abort.

         4.   Words, following a command preceded by ** that  are
              in   the  format  of  a  variable  assignment,  are
              expanded with the same rules as a variable  assign-
              ment.  This  means  that tilde substitution is per-
              formed after the = sign and word splitting and file
              name generation are not performed.

  ksh93 Built-in
     Equivalent to exec  to/bin/newgrp  argument  where  argument
     represents the options and/or operand of the newgrp command.


     On this man page, ksh93(1) commands that are preceded by one
     or two + (plus signs) are treated specially in the following
     ways:

         1.   Variable assignment  lists  preceding  the  command
              remain in effect when the command completes.

         2.   I/O  redirections  are  processed  after   variable
              assignments.

         3.   Errors cause a script that contains them to abort.

         4.   They are not valid function names.

         5.   Words, following a command preceded by ++ that  are



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              in   the  format  of  a  variable  assignment,  are
              expanded with the same rules as a variable  assign-
              ment.  This  means  that tilde substitution is per-
              formed after the = sign  and  field  splitting  and
              file name generation are not performed.

OPTIONS
     The following option is supported:

     -l | -       Change  the  environment  to  what   would   be
                  expected  if  the user actually logged in again
                  as a member of the new group.


OPERANDS
     The following operands are supported:

     group       A group name from the group database or  a  non-
                 negative  numeric  group ID. Specifies the group
                 ID to which the real and effective group IDs  is
                 set.  If  group is a non-negative numeric string
                 and exists in the group database as a group name
                 (see getgrnam(3C)), the numeric group ID associ-
                 ated with that group name is used as  the  group
                 ID.


     argument    sh and ksh only. Options and/or operand  of  the
                 newgrp command.


ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
     See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment
     variables that affect the execution of newgrp: LANG, LC_ALL,
     LC_CTYPE, LC_MESSAGES, and NLSPATH.

EXIT STATUS
     If  newgrp  succeeds  in  creating  a  new  shell  execution
     environment,  whether  or  not  the group identification was
     changed successfully, the exit status is the exit status  of
     the shell. Otherwise, the following exit value is returned:

     >0    An error occurred.


FILES
     /etc/group     System group file


     /etc/passwd    System password file





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ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

  /usr/bin/newgrp, ksh, sh
     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWcs                      |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface Stability         | Committed                   |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Standard                    | See standards(5).           |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


  ksh93
     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWcsu                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface Stability         | Uncommitted                 |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     login(1),  ksh(1),  ksh93(1),   set(1),   sh(1),   Intro(3),
     getgrnam(3C),     group(4),     passwd(4),    attributes(5),
     environ(5), standards(5)

























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