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diff --git a/man/newgrp.1.xml b/man/newgrp.1.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..abdc034 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/newgrp.1.xml @@ -0,0 +1,153 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!-- + SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 1991 , Julianne Frances Haugh + SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2007 - 2008, Nicolas François + SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause +--> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.5//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ +<!ENTITY SYSLOG_SG_ENAB SYSTEM "login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SG_ENAB.xml"> +<!-- SHADOW-CONFIG-HERE --> +]> +<refentry id='newgrp.1'> + <!-- $Id$ --> + <refentryinfo> + <author> + <firstname>Julianne Frances</firstname> + <surname>Haugh</surname> + <contrib>Creation, 1991</contrib> + </author> + <author> + <firstname>Thomas</firstname> + <surname>Kłoczko</surname> + <email>kloczek@pld.org.pl</email> + <contrib>shadow-utils maintainer, 2000 - 2007</contrib> + </author> + <author> + <firstname>Nicolas</firstname> + <surname>François</surname> + <email>nicolas.francois@centraliens.net</email> + <contrib>shadow-utils maintainer, 2007 - now</contrib> + </author> + </refentryinfo> + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>newgrp</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + <refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">User Commands</refmiscinfo> + <refmiscinfo class="source">shadow-utils</refmiscinfo> + <refmiscinfo class="version">&SHADOW_UTILS_VERSION;</refmiscinfo> + </refmeta> + <refnamediv id='name'> + <refname>newgrp</refname> + <refpurpose>log in to a new group</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + <!-- body begins here --> + <refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>newgrp</command> <arg choice='opt'>- </arg> + <arg choice='opt'><replaceable>group</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1 id='description'> + <title>DESCRIPTION</title> + <para> + The <command>newgrp</command> command is used to change the current + group ID during a login session. If the optional <option>-</option> + flag is given, the user's environment will be reinitialized as though + the user had logged in, otherwise the current environment, including + current working directory, remains unchanged. + </para> + + <para> + <command>newgrp</command> changes the current real group ID to the + named group, or to the default group listed in + <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> if no group name is given. + <command>newgrp</command> also tries to add the group to the user + groupset. If not root, the user will be prompted for a password if she + does not have a password (in <filename>/etc/shadow</filename> if this + user has an entry in the shadowed password file, or in + <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> otherwise) and the group does, or if + the user is not listed as a member and the group has a password. The + user will be denied access if the group password is empty and the user + is not listed as a member. + </para> + + <para condition="gshadow"> + If there is an entry for this group in + <filename>/etc/gshadow</filename>, then the list of members and the + password of this group will be taken from this file, otherwise, the + entry in <filename>/etc/group</filename> is considered. + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id='configuration'> + <title>CONFIGURATION</title> + <para> + The following configuration variables in + <filename>/etc/login.defs</filename> change the behavior of this + tool: + </para> + <variablelist> + &SYSLOG_SG_ENAB; + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id='files'> + <title>FILES</title> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><filename>/etc/passwd</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>User account information.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><filename>/etc/shadow</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>Secure user account information.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><filename>/etc/group</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>Group account information.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry condition="gshadow"> + <term><filename>/etc/gshadow</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>Secure group account information.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id='see_also'> + <title>SEE ALSO</title> + <para> + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>login</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>su</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>sg</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>gpasswd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>group</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum> + </citerefentry><phrase condition="gshadow">, + <citerefentry condition="gshadow"> + <refentrytitle>gshadow</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum> + </citerefentry> + </phrase>. + </para> + </refsect1> +</refentry> |