PWB1/usr/man/man1/newgrp.1

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.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)