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



      NAME
           newgrp - log in to a new group

      SYNOPSIS
           newgrp group

      DESCRIPTION
           Newgrp changes the group identification of its  caller,  analogously
           to  login(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 him-
           self does not.

           Newgrp is known to the shell, which executes it directly  without  a
           fork.

      FILES
           /etc/group, /etc/passwd

      SEE ALSO
           login(1), group(5)

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