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From: bruno@sdcc10.ucsd.EDU (Bruce W. Mohler)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: newgrp in shell programs
Keywords: newgrp Bourne shell
Message-ID: <124@sdcc10.ucsd.EDU>
Date: 20 Jul 89 17:41:27 GMT
Organization: Pacific*Bell, San Diego, CA
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Is it possible to do a newgrp near the beginning of
a shell program (especially one that has been started
by cron)?  Everything that I've tried has failed (ie.,
the shell program stops right at the point that it does
the newgrp).

I understand that newgrp creates a new shell process,
but knowing this has not helped me to figure out whether
what I want to do is possible...

I've tried to RTM before asking this (going thru all of
Sys Admin UNIX manuals we have as well as all of the 
"after-markey" Sys Admin books that we have on site).

Local security measures prevent me from using a "generic"
or impersonal userid (like lpadm) which has the group to
begin with, then letting that userid "own" the cron entries.
My only alternative (as far as I know) is to find some way 
to newgrp in these shell programs.

Environment: CCI Tahoe boxes (UNiSYS lables)
	     UN|X OS level 2.21 (which is a mutation of mostly
		BSD 4.2 with some SYSV.2 thrown in to make 
		things fun)
	     Shell: plain (good ole) Bourne

All suggestions and directions are appreciated, in advance!!!!
-- 
Bruce W. Mohler
Systems Programmer (aka Staff Analyst)
bruno@sdcc10.ucsd.edu
voice: 619/586-2218