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SG(1) | User Commands | SG(1) |
NAME¶
sg - execute command as different group IDSYNOPSIS¶
sg [-]
[group [-c ] command]
DESCRIPTION¶
The sg command works similar to newgrp but accepts a command. The command will be executed with the /bin/sh shell. With most shells you may run sg from, you need to enclose multi-word commands in quotes. Another difference between newgrp and sg is that some shells treat newgrp specially, replacing themselves with a new instance of a shell that newgrp creates. This doesn't happen with sg, so upon exit from a sg command you are returned to your previous group ID.CONFIGURATION¶
The following configuration variables in /etc/login.defs change the behavior of this tool: SYSLOG_SG_ENAB (boolean)Enable "syslog" logging of sg
activity.
FILES¶
/etc/passwdUser account information.
/etc/shadow
Secure user account information.
/etc/group
Group account information.
/etc/gshadow
Secure group account information.
SEE ALSO¶
05/25/2012 | shadow-utils 4.1.5.1 |