.th NEWGRP I 5/31/77 .sh NAME newgrp \*- log in to a new group .sh SYNOPSIS .bd newgrp group .sh DESCRIPTION .it Newgrp changes the group identification of its caller, analogously to .it login\^\c (I). 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. .s3 A password is demanded if the group has a password and the user himself does not. .s3 When most users log in, they are members of the group named `other.' .sh FILES /etc/group, /etc/passwd .sh "SEE ALSO" login(I), group(V)