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group − user group file |
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/etc/group is an ASCII file which defines the groups to which users belong. There is one entry per line, and each line has the format: |
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group_name:passwd:GID:user_list |
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The field descriptions are: |
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group_name |
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the name of the group. |
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password |
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the (encrypted) group password. If this field is empty, no password is needed. |
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GID |
the numerical group ID. |
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user_list |
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all the group member’s user names, separated by commas. |
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/etc/group |
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login(1), newgrp(1), passwd(5) |