sg - execute command as different group ID
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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.
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.
Files
/etc/passwd User account information. /etc/shadow Secure user account information. /etc/group Group account information. /etc/gshadow Secure group account information.
Name
sg - execute command as different group ID
See Also
id(1), login(1), newgrp(1), su(1), gpasswd(1), group(5), gshadow(5). shadow-utils 4.8.1 02/06/2024 SG(1)
Synopsis
sg [-] [group [-c ] command]
