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.\"     Title: sg
.\"    Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
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.\"      Date: 07/02/2024
.\"    Manual: User Commands
.\"    Source: shadow-utils 4.16.0
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "SG" "1" "07/02/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.16\&.0" "User Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
sg \- execute command as different group ID
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBsg\fR\ 'u
\fBsg\fR [\-] [group\ [\-c\ ]\ command]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The
\fBsg\fR
command works similar to
\fBnewgrp\fR
but accepts a command\&. The command will be executed with the
/bin/sh
shell\&. With most shells you may run
\fBsg\fR
from, you need to enclose multi\-word commands in quotes\&. Another difference between
\fBnewgrp\fR
and
\fBsg\fR
is that some shells treat
\fBnewgrp\fR
specially, replacing themselves with a new instance of a shell that
\fBnewgrp\fR
creates\&. This doesn\*(Aqt happen with
\fBsg\fR, so upon exit from a
\fBsg\fR
command you are returned to your previous group ID\&.
.SH "CONFIGURATION"
.PP
The following configuration variables in
/etc/login\&.defs
change the behavior of this tool:
.PP
\fBSYSLOG_SG_ENAB\fR (boolean)
.RS 4
Enable "syslog" logging of
\fBsg\fR
activity\&.
.RE
.SH "FILES"
.PP
/etc/passwd
.RS 4
User account information\&.
.RE
.PP
/etc/shadow
.RS 4
Secure user account information\&.
.RE
.PP
/etc/group
.RS 4
Group account information\&.
.RE
.PP
/etc/gshadow
.RS 4
Secure group account information\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBid\fR(1),
\fBlogin\fR(1),
\fBnewgrp\fR(1),
\fBsu\fR(1),
\fBgpasswd\fR(1),
\fBgroup\fR(5), \fBgshadow\fR(5)\&.