| SG(1) | User Commands | SG(1) |
sg - execute command as different group ID
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:
SYSLOG_SG_ENAB (boolean)
/etc/passwd
/etc/shadow
/etc/group
/etc/gshadow
id(1), login(1), newgrp(1), su(1), gpasswd(1), group(5), gshadow(5).
| 03/23/2023 | shadow-utils 4.13 |