diff --git a/install/linux/linux-postinstall.md b/install/linux/linux-postinstall.md
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--- a/install/linux/linux-postinstall.md
+++ b/install/linux/linux-postinstall.md
@@ -44,8 +44,14 @@ To create the `docker` group and add your user:
 3.  Log out and log back in so that your group membership is re-evaluated.
 
     If testing on a virtual machine, it may be necessary to restart the virtual machine for changes to take effect.
-
+    
     On a desktop Linux environment such as X Windows, log out of your session completely and then log back in.
+    
+    On Linux, you can also run the following command to activate the changes to groups:
+    
+    ```bash 
+    $ newgrp docker 
+    ```
 
 4.  Verify that you can run `docker` commands without `sudo`.