diff -uNrp shadow-4.0.4.1/src/newgrp.c shadow-4.0.4.1.owl-newgrp/src/newgrp.c
--- shadow-4.0.4.1/src/newgrp.c	2003-07-29 06:16:04 +0000
+++ shadow-4.0.4.1.owl-newgrp/src/newgrp.c	2004-02-28 23:14:51 +0000
@@ -352,20 +352,11 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 		cpasswd = pw_encrypt (cp, grp->gr_passwd);
 		strzero (cp);
 
-		if (grp->gr_passwd[0] == '\0') {
-			/*
-			 * there is no password, print out "Sorry" and give up
-			 */
-			sleep (1);
-			fputs (_("Sorry.\n"), stderr);
-			goto failure;
-		}
-
-		if (strcmp (cpasswd, grp->gr_passwd) != 0) {
+		if (grp->gr_passwd[0] == '\0' ||
+		    strcmp (cpasswd, grp->gr_passwd) != 0) {
 			SYSLOG ((LOG_INFO,
 				 "Invalid password for group `%s' from `%s'",
 				 group, name));
-			sleep (1);
 			fputs (_("Sorry.\n"), stderr);
 			goto failure;
 		}
@@ -377,10 +368,6 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 	 */
 
 #ifdef	USE_SYSLOG
-	if (getdef_bool ("SYSLOG_SG_ENAB"))
-		SYSLOG ((LOG_INFO, "user `%s' switched to group `%s'",
-			 name, group));
-	if (getdef_bool ("SYSLOG_SG_ENAB")) {
 		char *loginname = getlogin ();
 		char *tty = ttyname (0);
 
@@ -447,7 +434,6 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 			signal (SIGTTOU, SIG_DFL);
 		}
 #endif				/* USE_PAM */
-	}
 #endif				/* USE_SYSLOG */
 
 	gid = grp->gr_gid;