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diff --git a/man/sg.1 b/man/sg.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b9adb86 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/sg.1 @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ +'\" t +.\" Title: sg +.\" Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://docbook.sf.net/el/author] +.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.75.2 <http://docbook.sf.net/> +.\" Date: 02/12/2012 +.\" Manual: User Commands +.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.1.5 +.\" Language: English +.\" +.TH "SG" "1" "02/12/2012" "shadow\-utils 4\&.1\&.5" "User Commands" +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- +.\" * set default formatting +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- +.\" disable hyphenation +.nh +.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only) +.ad l +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- +.\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE * +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- +.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)\&. |