sg(1) User Commands sg(1) sg - sg [-] [group [-c ] command] 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. The following configuration variables in /etc/login.defs change the behavior of this tool: /etc/passwd . /etc/shadow . /etc/group . /etc/gshadow . . id(1), login(1), newgrp(1), su(1), gpasswd(1), group(5), gshadow(5). shadow-utils 4.15.1 01/04/2024 sg(1)