NAME¶

group - user group file

DESCRIPTION¶

The /etc/group file is a text file that defines the groups on the system. There is one entry per line, with the following format:

The fields are as follows:

group_name

the name of the group.

password

the (encrypted) group password. If this field is empty, no password is needed.

GID

the numeric group ID.

user_list

a list of the usernames that are members of this group, separated by commas.

FILES¶

/etc/group

BUGS¶

As the 4.2BSD initgroups(3) man page says: No-one seems to keep /etc/group up-to-date.

SEE ALSO¶

login(1), newgrp(1), getgrent(3), getgrnam(3), passwd(5)

COLOPHON¶

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