Just a quick summary to close this one off...
I've used an alternative solution which omits the use of newgrp.
A custom patch would be required to fix newgrp...or upgrading to the
latest patch level.
Thanks go to the following for there help in my dilema.
LHERCAUD_at_bouyguestelecom.fr
Dr. Thomas Blinn
Ann Majeske
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gcowie - Graeme Cowie
> Sent: 26 March 2001 11:59
> To: 'tru64-unix-managers_at_ornl.gov'
> Subject: newgrp behaviour on Tru64 OSF V4.0f
>
> Hi there,
> Our site currently has many different users assigned to many
> different secondary groups so much so that within the /etc/group file we
> have duplicate entries of groups because they have so many users as
> members to them.
>
> example...
>
> group1:*:189:user1,user2,user20
> group2:*:190:user1,user2,user3,user4,user5,user6,user7,user8,user9,user10,
> user11,user12,user13,user14,user15,user16,user17
> group2:*:190:user18,user19,user20
> group3:*:191:user1,user2,user20
> group4:*:192:user1,user2
>
> Supposing that I am user20, i would therefor be a member of the groups
> group1 & group2.
>
> Given that I'm in the situation above I then login as user20 and run the
> command 'newgrp group2', the newgrp command prompts me for a group
> password. In the same situation I login as user20 and run 'newgrp group1'
> or 'newgrp group3' the command succeeds and my new shell is created with
> my primary group set accordingly to the group I specified.
>
> I can only assume that newgrp is reading only the entries found on the
> first line it finds in /etc/group.
>
> I did try and manually edit the /etc/group file and put all the users onto
> one group line but unfortunetly the usermod command seems to adjust the
> file layout back to its original form...i.e back to the groups being split
> across mulitple lines.
>
> Any suggestions on a workaround or a solution would be very welcome.
>
> Thanks
>
> Graeme Cowie
> Acxiom UK Technical Support
> gcowie_at_acxiom.co.uk
>
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