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NEWGRP(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual NEWGRP(1)

NAME

    newgrp - log in to a new group

SYNOPSIS

    newgrp group

DESCRIPTION

    _N_e_w_g_r_p changes the group identification of its caller,
    analogously to _l_o_g_i_n(1).  The same person remains logged in,
    and the current directory 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.' _N_e_w_g_r_p is known to the shell, which executes it
    directly without a fork.

FILES

    /etc/group, /etc/passwd

SEE ALSO

    login(1), group(5)