NEWGRP(1)		  Linux 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  direc-
       tory is unchanged, but calculations of access permissions to files are
       performed with respect to the new group ID.

       If no group is specified, the GID is changed to the login GID.


FILES
       /etc/group
       /etc/passwd


SEE ALSO
       login(1), group(5)


AUTHOR
       Originally by Michael Haardt. Currently	maintained  by	Peter  Orbaek
       (poe@daimi.aau.dk).



Linux 1.2			9 October 1993			    NEWGRP(1)

UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:

1. login