On Mon, Mar 06, 2000 at 05:31:35PM -0600, Kent West wrote: > If I want to add my normal user (westk) to the > dialout group, I know I can (as root) edit the > /etc/group file and add westk to the end of the > dialout line. However, I then have to log out (and > shut down vmware and NT-on-vmware) and shut down > X, etc, then log back in and fire everything back > up in order to get the change to take affect. Is > there any way I can get the change to take affect > without logging out/logging back in?
sg dialout or newgrp dialout as long as you are a member of the group (in /etc/group) this will work, note that it will change your primary group to dialout meaning all files created after the sg will be owned by westk.dialout. if you are not a member of the group as written in /etc/group you will be promted for a passwd. newgrp and sg work much like su. > Thanks! > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- Ethan Benson
