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35 .Nd change to a new primary group
43 command changes a user to a new primary group
44 .Pq real and effective group ID
45 by starting a new shell.
46 The user remains logged in and the current directory
47 and file creation mask remain unchanged.
48 The user is always given a new shell even if
49 the primary group change fails.
53 command accepts the following options:
54 .Bl -tag -width indent
56 The environment is changed to what would be expected if the user
57 actually logged in again.
58 This simulates a full login.
63 is a group name or non-negative numeric group ID from the group database.
64 The real and effective group IDs are set to
66 or the group ID associated with the group name.
72 restores the user's real and effective group IDs to the user's
73 primary group specified in the password database.
74 The user's supplementary group IDs are restored to the set specified
75 for the user in the group database.
77 If the user is not a member of the specified group, and the group
78 requires a password, the user will be prompted for the group password.
80 .Bl -tag -width /etc/master.passwd -compact
83 .It Pa /etc/master.passwd
86 A Version 7 format password file
89 If a new shell is started the exit status is the exit status of the shell.
90 Otherwise the exit status will be \*[Gt]0.
116 There is no convenient way to enter a password into
118 The use of group passwords is strongly discouraged
119 since they are inherently insecure.
120 It is not possible to stop users from obtaining the encrypted
121 password from the group database.